{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.cf3be4ac22accc1ddb3271be04ef34b5050253ad.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 6:08PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-17","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.cf3be4ac22accc1ddb3271be04ef34b5050253ad.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Boston/Norton MA"},"word_count":100,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 6:08PM EDT by NWS Boston/Norton MA\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Northwest Providence; Southeast Providence; Western Kent; Eastern Kent; Bristol; Washington; Newport; Block Island\n**Issued by:** NWS Boston/Norton MA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-17T18:08:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-17T18:08:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-19T00:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has issued\nan Air Quality Alert Day for Fine Particulates, from midnight\ntonight to 11 PM EDT Saturday.\n\nAn Air Quality Alert day means that Fine Particulates concentrations\nwithin the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For\nadditional information, please visit the Rhode Island Department of\nEnvironmental Management website at:\n\nhttps://dem.ri.gov/"}