{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.cad6eecd774614307f8ba9560f61d3855a1150e9.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-16","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.cad6eecd774614307f8ba9560f61d3855a1150e9.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Northern Indiana"},"word_count":196,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Northern Indiana\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Starke; Pulaski; Marshall; Fulton; Whitley; Allen; Cass; Miami; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Grant; Blackford; Jay; Eastern St. Joseph; Northern Kosciusko; Western St. Joseph; Southern Kosciusko\n**Issued by:** NWS Northern Indiana\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T11:00:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T11:00:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-18T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management\nhave declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect for Thursday and\nFriday, July 16 and 17.\n\nAn Air Quality Action Day for PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine\nparticulate levels are expected to be in the very unhealthy,\nunhealthy, and unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range.\n\nHere are some recommended actions that the public can take:\n\n* Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation.\n* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.\n* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn\nequipment until after 7pm.\n* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds.\n* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air\nconditioner to 75 degrees or above.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page at:\n\nhttp://www.in.gov/idem/airmonitoring/smogwatch/"}