{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.df5bc974efda1904d31df06f38ed8a75d84eea43.003.1","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.df5bc974efda1904d31df06f38ed8a75d84eea43.003.1","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":108,"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:** Northern Fairfield; Northern New Haven; Northern Middlesex; Southern Fairfield; Southern New Haven; Southern Middlesex\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 Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's\nAir Quality Action Day for the following counties:\n\nFairfield, New Haven, and Middlesex,\n\nremains in effect until 11 PM EDT this evening.\n\nAn Air Quality Action Day means that Ground Level Ozone within the\nregion may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For additional\ninformation, please visit the Connecticut Department of Energy and\nEnvironmental Protection Web site at http://www.ct.gov/deep/aqi"}