* WHAT...A prolonged period of hot conditions with heat index values
around 100 degrees.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast
and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and
west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality
Alert for Central Ohio, from 6 AM to 10 PM EDT Thursday.
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 information, please visit the Mid-Ohio Regional
Planning Commission's website at morpc.org/airquality
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality
Alert for Central Ohio, from 6 AM to 10 PM EDT Thursday.
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 information, please visit the Mid-Ohio Regional
Planning Commission's website at morpc.org/airquality
* WHAT...A prolonged period of dangerously hot conditions with heat
index values near 100 degrees.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast
and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and
west central Ohio.
* WHEN...Until 8 PM EDT Saturday.
* IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat
illnesses.
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality
Alert for Central Ohio, from 6 AM this morning to 10 PM EDT this
evening.
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 information, please visit the Mid-Ohio Regional
Planning Commission's website at morpc.org/airquality