An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued by
the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula,
Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties.
The advisory is until midnight EDT Sunday night.
Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during
this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category of
children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties, please
monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings at
airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text
alerts regarding air quality.
To help our region reduce air pollution:
*Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips
*Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel!
*Don't idle - Turn off your engine
*Refill your tank after sunset
*Wait to mow the lawn
* WHAT...Prolonged dangerously hot conditions with heat index values
in excess of 100 degrees possible.
* WHERE...Portions of north central, northeast, and northwest Ohio
and northwest Pennsylvania.
* WHEN...From Monday morning through Friday evening.
* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
extreme heat and high humidity events.