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ARZ036-MSZ001-TNZ088-280130-

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE...UPDATED

SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT

RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN

635 PM CDT WED JUN 27 2012

...CODE PURPLE OZONE HEALTH ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNSET...

THE SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE PURPLE OZONE

HEALTH ADVISORY EFFECTIVE FOR SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE...CRITTENDEN

COUNTY ARKANSAS...AND DESOTO COUNTY MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY

OF MEMPHIS THAT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUNSET. THIS OZONE HEALTH

ADVISORY IS DUE TO MONITORED OZONE VALUES THAT HAVE REACHED VERY

UNHEALTHY LEVELS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE SHELBY COUNTY

HEALTH DEPARTMENT URGES THAT ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE

WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE...SUCH AS ASTHMA...AVOID ALL OUTDOOR

EXERTION. ALL OTHERS SHOULD LIMIT OUTDOOR EXERTION. PLEASE CONTINUE

TO CHECK THE LATEST AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND UPDATES UNTIL MONITORED

VALUES RETURN TO SAFE LEVELS. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO

WWW.MIDSOUTHCLEANAIR.ORG.

IN ADDITION TO THE ADVISORY...THE SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS

ISSUED A CODE ORANGE OZONE FORECAST EFFECTIVE FOR SHELBY COUNTY

TENNESSEE...CRITTENDEN COUNTY ARKANSAS...AND DESOTO COUNTY

MISSISSIPPI...INCLUDING THE CITY OF MEMPHIS FOR THURSDAY. THIS OZONE

FORECAST IS DUE TO FORECASTED OZONE VALUES THAT WILL BE UNHEALTHY FOR

SENSITIVE GROUPS. THESE VALUES WILL EXCEED THE ENVIRONMENTAL

PROTECTION AGENCYS FEDERAL SAFE HEALTH STANDARD. THE SHELBY COUNTY

HEALTH DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDS THAT SENSITIVE GROUPS WHICH INCLUDE

ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS...AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASE...

SUCH AS ASTHMA...LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. PLEASE CONTINUE TO

CHECK THE LATEST AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND UPDATES UNTIL MONITORED

VALUES RETURN TO SAFE LEVELS. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO

WWW.MIDSOUTHCLEANAIR.ORG.

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