King James Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 16 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Found this.... prob explains it. Here's why you smell plastic from a forest fire: "Wood fires emit a ton of volitile organic compounds (voc) Most of these VOCs are noticeable to our noses as the familiar "campfire" smell, but they breakdown quickly when exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Other VOCs like benzene, formaldehyde and acrolein are released and they outlast the "campfire" VOCs. It's these chemical compounds that you're smelling as the smoke wafts around for a few days then settles to the ground and reaches your nose. Thus the plastic chemical smell." Check out NBC, the TV is telling us it’s from storms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Just now, King James said: Check out NBC, the TV is telling us it’s from storms Don't have a television. But I'm not surprised they're pulling something outta their ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardypalmguy Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 24 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Found this.... prob explains it. Here's why you smell plastic from a forest fire: "Wood fires emit a ton of volitile organic compounds (voc) Most of these VOCs are noticeable to our noses as the familiar "campfire" smell, but they breakdown quickly when exposed to UV radiation from sunlight. Other VOCs like benzene, formaldehyde and acrolein are released and they outlast the "campfire" VOCs. It's these chemical compounds that you're smelling as the smoke wafts around for a few days then settles to the ground and reaches your nose. Thus the plastic chemical smell." Well dang it, I want the campfire smell if I gotta deal with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdIowPitMsp Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 For fear of sounding like a broken record, strong smoke smell and haze here today. Welcome to the new normal I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Very unhealthy readings now in SW Michigan. All making its way SE. combined with city smog it’s gonna be rough in the Detroit area later on today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Overcast and hazy here. Weird combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 27 minutes ago, OrdIowPitMsp said: For fear of sounding like a broken record, strong smoke smell and haze here today. Welcome to the new normal I guess. Locally, the smoke isn't near as bad today as the past couple days. I can see haze in the sky but at the surface I don't smell anything. The E UP, however, looks horrible currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Just now, weatherbo said: Locally, the smoke isn't near as bad today as the past couple days. I can see haze in the sky but at the surface I don't smell anything. The E UP, however, looks horrible currently. Live cam of Sault St Marie was looking really rough a few hours ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowtie` Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Indianapolis AQI - 156 currently Chicago AQI 185 It is unhealthy in the lower lakes right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvck Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 154 in Cincinnati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 On 6/23/2023 at 4:55 PM, TheClimateChanger said: Looking at this animation of aerosol optical depth, it looks like some of this might end up getting caught in the circulation of the low pressure system moving through and ultimately advect southwestward over Wisconsin and Ilinois by Tuesday. Obviously a long way out, but perhaps something to watch out for next week. Also, it's not clear how dense the concentrations of smoke will be as a lot of it will get pushed eastward out to sea before the low starts to take shape. https://twitter.com/m_parrington/status/1672232383842492419?s=20 As I projected on Friday, one of the most impactful intrusions of wildfire smoke is ongoing over the Midwest and Great Lakes, with visibilities locally reduced to less than one mile, and widespread unhealthy (or worse) air quality. At the same time, higher altitude smoke from the Canadian firestorms has crossed the Atlantic and is blocking out the sun over Portugal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 sky isn't even that cool orange color, bust 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClimateChanger Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 3 minutes ago, TheClimateChanger said: As I projected on Friday, one of the most impactful intrusions of wildfire smoke is ongoing over the Midwest and Great Lakes, with visibilities locally reduced to less than one mile, and widespread unhealthy (or worse) air quality. At the same time, higher altitude smoke from the Canadian firestorms has crossed the Atlantic and is blocking out the sun over Portugal. Meanwhile, "unbelievably blue" skies were reported over Boalsburg, Pennsylvania on Sunday, but did not receive any media coverage, much to the chagrin of one well-known meteorologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 hour ago, weatherbo said: Don't have a television. But I'm not surprised they're pulling something outta their ass. My man. TV is brain rot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weatherbo Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Not to go OT but It's been 8 years since I've had a television and a provider. It was the best decision I ever made. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightning Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 42 minutes ago, weatherbo said: Not to go OT but It's been 8 years since I've had a television and a provider. It was the best decision I ever made. Awesome. I am now just over 10 years without!! Absolutely agree it is one of the best decisions my family has made. I came back to the forums as the kids are now college age and sadly we have less family fun times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 I'm off today but according to my coworker, we had to essentially beg the IL EPA to put out an AQA today. They hand out AQAs like candy on 90 degree days for ozone potentially impactful to sensitive groups, but then crickets most of this morning for the worst air quality in years (decades?) here.And then they put in a dig at us in the 2nd paragraph of the AQA, basically implying that they didn't think they needed to put out a AQA because the air quality is obviously bad and the AQI is available at airnow.gov. Good stuff. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 7 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said: I'm off today but according to my coworker, we had to essentially beg the IL EPA to put out an AQA today. They hand out AQAs like candy on 90 degree days for ozone potentially impactful to sensitive groups, but then crickets most of this morning for the worst air quality in years (decades?) here. And then they put in a dig at us in the 2nd paragraph of the AQA, basically implying that they didn't think they needed to put out a AQA because the air quality is obviously bad and the AQI is available at airnow.gov. Good stuff. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk That’s bullshit should not have to beg when it comes to civilian health 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicago Storm Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 ORD is down to 1 1/2SM with FU.It would be hard to dig in to, and something LOT would have to do, but I’d imagine that might be one of the lowest FU based visibility obscuration marks ever.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolidIcewx Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 In Royal Oak doing some storm work and I have noticed that vis has gone down a bit. Looking “foggy” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny8 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 20 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said: I'm off today but according to my coworker, we had to essentially beg the IL EPA to put out an AQA today. They hand out AQAs like candy on 90 degree days for ozone potentially impactful to sensitive groups, but then crickets most of this morning for the worst air quality in years (decades?) here. And then they put in a dig at us in the 2nd paragraph of the AQA, basically implying that they didn't think they needed to put out a AQA because the air quality is obviously bad and the AQI is available at airnow.gov. Good stuff. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk I was wondering what was going on, Chicago was under Air Quality Alerts all last week and the AQI ended up I think staying below 100 each day. Then today nothing! (Until now) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestMichigan Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 mile visibility at GRR just before noon. It is crazy outside right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardypalmguy Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, WestMichigan said: 1 mile visibility at GRR just before noon. It is crazy outside right now. Live shot of MKE. Down to 1.75SM and Smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian D Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Tough going for many of you guys today. Milky white skies here the last couple days, but not as horrible as some of the past smoke episodes we've had before. NWS Duluth has an air quality alert issued nonetheless from the MPCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King James Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 I’m kind of enjoying the dystopian vibe today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-L-E-K Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 45 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said: I'm off today but according to my coworker, we had to essentially beg the IL EPA to put out an AQA today. They hand out AQAs like candy on 90 degree days for ozone potentially impactful to sensitive groups, but then crickets most of this morning for the worst air quality in years (decades?) here. And then they put in a dig at us in the 2nd paragraph of the AQA, basically implying that they didn't think they needed to put out a AQA because the air quality is obviously bad and the AQI is available at airnow.gov. Good stuff. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk Was wondering what was up this morning with no headline, thanks for the inside baseball 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbnwx85 Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 1 hour ago, TheClimateChanger said: Meanwhile, "unbelievably blue" skies were reported over Boalsburg, Pennsylvania on Sunday, but did not receive any media coverage, much to the chagrin of one well-known meteorologist. Ah, yes, breaking news: the sky is blue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye_wx Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 This is, by far, the thickest smoke we've had in eastern Iowa this year. Satellite shows it may begin to thin out over the next couple hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCNYILWX Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 Confirmed that the only reason we got an AQA is that the WCMs from LOT, ILX, and DVN pleaded for one. My take from the mess today is that only if you're in a sensitive group do you deserve an AQA according to the IL EPA. For everyone else, take some responsibility, go to airnow.gov, and step outside to judge for yourself if the air quality is hazardous. It would be like the NWS never issuing headlines for hazardous weather because people should be able to figure out it's unsafe. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillsdaleMIWeather Posted June 27, 2023 Share Posted June 27, 2023 2 minutes ago, RCNYILWX said: Confirmed that the only reason we got an AQA is that the WCMs from LOT, ILX, and DVN pleaded for one. My take from the mess today is that only if you're in a sensitive group do you deserve an AQA according to the IL EPA. For everyone else, take some responsibility, go to airnow.gov, and step outside to judge for yourself if the air quality is hazardous. It would be like the NWS never issuing headlines for hazardous weather because people should be able to figure out it's unsafe. Sent from my SM-G998U using Tapatalk Shit like this makes me think the Air Quality Alert issuance decision should be given to the NWS and taken away from the state idiots. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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