The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has issued an orange alert for air quality in several counties. The alert is effective from 3 until 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, May 11. Counties included in this alert are Kenosha, Racine, Walworth, Rock, Milwaukee, Waukesha, Jefferson, Dane, Ozaukee, Washington, Dodge, Columbia, Sauk, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, […]
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Issues Air Quality Advisory for Ozone
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has extended the air quality advisory for ozone (orange). Start: Thursday, August 24 – 3:30 p.m. End: Thursday, August 24 – 11 p.m. Counties: Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, & Sheboygan Comments: The air quality index (AQI) is expected to reach the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) level. Sensitive groups, […]
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Issues Air Quality Advisory for Ozone
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has extended the air quality advisory for ozone (orange). Start: Thursday, August 10 – 3:30 p.m. End: Thursday, August 10 – 11 p.m. Counties: Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee Comments: The air quality index (AQI) is expected to reach the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) level. Sensitive groups, including children, […]
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Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Issues Air Quality Advisory for Ozone
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has extended the air quality advisory for ozone (orange). Start: Thursday, August 5 – 3 p.m. End: Thursday, August 5 – 11 p.m. Counties: Kenosha, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc, Kewaunee, Door Comments: The air quality index (AQI) is expected to reach the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS (USG) level. […]
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Red ozone alert issued for multiple counties
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a red ozone alert at 1:54 p.m. Saturday, July 25. The red ozone alert is expected to be in effect until 11 p.m. July 25 for Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Racine, and Sheboygan counties. According to the WI DNR website, the advisory is being issued because […]
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Racine County Ozone Alert – July 7, 2020
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued an ozone alert Tuesday, June 7 at 3:00 p.m. that runs until 11 p.m. on June 7. According to the WI DNR website, the advisory is being issued because of persistently elevated levels of ground-level ozone. The ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from things like power plants, […]
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Second Racine County Ozone Alert This Summer
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an ozone alert Monday, June 6 at 3:00 p.m. that runs until 11 p.m. on June 6. According to the WI DNR website, the advisory is being issued because of persistently elevated levels of ground-level ozone. The ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from things like power plants, manufacturing […]
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Racine County Under Ozone Alert
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued an ozone alert Thursday, June 18 at 2:00 p.m. that runs until 11 p.m. on June 18. According to the WI DNR website, the advisory is being issued because of persistently elevated levels of ground-level ozone. The ground-level ozone is formed when pollution from things like power plants, […]
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Air Quality Alert, Thunderstorm Watch Issued
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Thursday afternoon issued an orange ozone alert and the National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until midnight Thursday. Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected to move into southeast Wisconsin with damaging winds being the biggest concern. Heavy rainfall is possible and could flood some streets. Here’s […]
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Racine County Under Ozone Alert
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Sunday afternoon issued an ozone alert that runs from 3:30 p.m. until midnight Sunday. Temperatures hovered in the mid- to high 80s with windy conditions which caused the Air Quality Index to jump and triggered the alert. Here’s how the AQI works, according to the DNR website: “Think of the […]