{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.f29666199dcd0afff00c1eaf0fbddfa8bd092a7a.003.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 3:57PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA","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.f29666199dcd0afff00c1eaf0fbddfa8bd092a7a.003.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Pittsburgh PA"},"word_count":96,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Air Quality Alert: Air Quality Alert issued July 16 at 3:57PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA\n\n**Severity:** Unknown\n**Certainty:** Unknown\n**Urgency:** Unknown\n**Areas:** Hancock; Brooke; Ohio; Marshall\n**Issued by:** NWS Pittsburgh PA\n**Sent:** 2026-07-16T15:57:00-04:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-16T15:57:00-04:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-17T08:00:00-04:00\n\n## Description\nThe West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has issued\na Code Orange Air Quality Alert due to elevated particulate matter\nfrom Canadian wildfire smoke across West Virginia.\n\nAn Air Quality Advisory means that Fine Particulates concentrations\nwithin the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For\nadditional information, please visit the West Virginia Department of\nEnvironmental Protection - Air Quality Division website\nat: https://www.airnow.gov/."}