The Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission and the Regional Air
Pollution Control Agency have issued an Air Quality Alert for
Montgomery, Miami, Greene, Clark, Preble and Darke counties in the
Miami Valley Region, until midnight EDT tonight.
Levels of ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy
standards.
On Alert days, help reduce ozone by taking the following actions:
* Carpool, if possible, bike, walk or take the bus instead of
driving alone.
* Refuel your vehicle after 8 pm.
* Do not idle your vehicle, exhaust contributes to air pollution.
* Mow your lawn in the evening hours and avoid the use of
gas-powered lawn equipment.
For additional actions and information, visit miamivalleyair.org or
call 937-223-6323
* WHAT...A prolonged period of dangerously hot conditions with heat
index values near 100 degrees.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana and
central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM EDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.