{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.df5bc974efda1904d31df06f38ed8a75d84eea43.002.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 9:44AM EDT by NWS Upton NY","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.df5bc974efda1904d31df06f38ed8a75d84eea43.002.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Upton NY"},"word_count":252,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued May 18 at 9:44AM EDT by NWS Upton NY\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Orange; Putnam; Rockland; Northern Westchester; Southern Westchester; New York (Manhattan); Bronx; Richmond (Staten Is.); Kings (Brooklyn); Northern Queens; Southern Queens\n**Issued by:** NWS Upton NY\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T09:44:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T09:44:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-18T23:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Air\nQuality Health Advisory for the following counties:\n\nNew York, Bronx, Kings, Queens, Richmond, Westchester, and\nRockland,\n\nnow includes two additional counties: Orange and Putnam,\n\nThis Air Quality Health Advisory is in effect until 11 PM EDT this\nevening.\n\nAir quality levels in outdoor air are predicted to be greater than\nan Air Quality Index value of 100 for the pollutant of Ground Level\nOzone. The Air Quality Index, or AQI, was created as an easy way to\ncorrelate levels of different pollutants to one scale. The higher\nthe AQI value, the greater the health concern.\n\nWhen pollution levels are elevated, the New York State Department of\nHealth recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous\noutdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health\neffects. People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of\nelevated levels of pollutants include the very young, and those with\npreexisting respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease.\nThose with symptoms should consider consulting their personal\nphysician.\n\nFor additional information, please visit the New York State\nDepartment of Environmental Conservation website at,\nhttps://on.ny.gov/nyaqi, or call the Air Quality Hotline at\n1 800 5 3 5, 1 3 4 5."}