Clinton County’s air quality alert hiked to red, extended through Thursday evening
STATE COLLEGE, PA – The National Weather Service in State College has extended the air quality alert in Clinton County and the rest of the central Pennsylvania area; the alert has also been elevated from orange to red. The NWS says an upper low in Canada is sending smoke from Canadian fires into the Great Lakes to the Mid-South and Mid-Atlantic, resulting in the air quality posting.
The most recent alert has extended its timeline to 5 p.m. on Thursday:
Air Quality Alert
Until Thu 5 pm EDT
Action Recommended
Avoid the subject event as per the instructions
Issued By
State College – PA, US, National Weather Service
Affected Area
Southern Clinton County
Description
…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT… The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert for all of Central Pennsylvania. Everyone may experience health effects. Members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles, visit www.airnow.gov.
