{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.c201c7a5fc8cdc3370e38c164e6567dc17a84212.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 20 at 12:14PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-20","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.c201c7a5fc8cdc3370e38c164e6567dc17a84212.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI"},"word_count":238,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 20 at 12:14PM CDT by NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Marquette; Green Lake; Fond Du Lac; Sheboygan; Columbia; Dodge; Washington; Ozaukee; Dane; Jefferson; Waukesha; Milwaukee; Green; Rock; Walworth; Racine; Kenosha\n**Issued by:** NWS Milwaukee/Sullivan WI\n**Sent:** 2026-07-20T12:14:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-20T12:14:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-20T20:15:00-05:00\n\n## Description\nThe Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has issued an Air\nQuality Advisory for the following counties: Columbia, Dane,\nDodge, Fond du Lac, Green, Green Lake, Jefferson, Kenosha,\nMarquette, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, Rock, Sheboygan, Walworth,\nWashington, Waukesha.\n\nWHAT...The PM2.5 AQI is expected to reach the Unhealthy for\nSensitive Groups level.\n\nWHERE...Southeast and northeast Wisconsin, including portions of\nsouth-central and central Wisconsin.\n\nWHEN...Until 6 p.m.\n\nPrecautionary/Preparedness Actions:\nSensitive groups: Make outdoor activities shorter and less\nintense. It is OK to be active outdoors but take more breaks.\nWatch for symptoms such as coughing or shortness of breath.\nPeople with asthma: Follow your asthma action plan and keep quick\nrelief medicine handy.\nPeople with heart disease: Symptoms such as palpitations,\nshortness of breath, or unusual fatigue may indicate a serious\nproblem. If you have any of these, contact your health care\nprovider.\n\nAdditional Details:\nSmoke is clearing from NW to SE but it will take longer to clear\nacross the eastern half of the state. Continual clearing of the\nsmoke as well as storm activity should diminish advisory level\nsmoke by 6 p.m.\n\nFor more information on current air quality, please see:\nhttps://airquality.wi.gov"}