IDEM Ozone Alert For County Extended Through Wednesday

INDIANAPOLIS – Air Quality Action Day (AQADs) forecasts have been extended through tomorrow (Aug. 28) in parts of Indiana.

On Wednesday, Aug. 28, ozone levels are expected to remain in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange) in the following areas:

• Southeast Indiana, including the cities of: Brownstown, Corydon, Jeffersonville, Madison, New Albany, Salem, Versailles and all other cities within the area.
• Southwest Indiana, including the cities of: Bedford, Bloomfield, Evansville, Huntingburg, Mount Vernon, Paoli, Princeton, Rockport, Tell City, Vincennes and all other cities within the area.

Yesterday, IDEM forecast AQADs in multiple regions. In addition to Southeast and Southwest Indiana, ozonelevels are expected to remain in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange) through today, Aug. 27, in the following regions:

• Northwest Indiana, including the cities of: Crown Point, Gary, Hammond, Kentland, LaPorte, Michigan City, Portage, Rensselaer, Valparaiso and all other cities within the area.
• North Central Indiana, including the cities of: Elkhart, Goshen, Knox, Logansport, Plymouth, Peru, South Bend, Warsaw, Winamac and all other cities within the area.

A cold front working its way south toward the central part of the state is not expected to reach the Ohio River Valley on Wednesday. Therefore, conditions leading to elevated ozone levels are expected to remain in Southern Indiana through tomorrow.

Hoosiers can visit SmogWatch.IN.gov to:

• View air quality information for all Indiana counties, including a state map of affected counties;
• Learn more about Air Quality Action Days and recommended actions;
• Learn more about ozone and fine particulate matter; and
• Sign up for air quality alerts.

Air Quality Action Days are in effect from midnight to 11:59 p.m. (24-hours) on the specified dates. Some municipalities have additional open burning restrictions on AQADs. For more information, see idem.IN.gov/openburning/laws-and-rules.