Air Quality Warning for 9 New Jersey counties on Sunday

At 11:42 a.m. Saturday, an air quality warning was issued for Monmouth, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Cumberland, Atlantic and Cape May counties, valid until midnight Sunday.

“The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has declared a Code Orange air quality action day due to ground-level ozone that lasts through midnight EDT tonight,” the National Weather Service explains.

Air Quality Warnings: NWS Recommendations

When an air quality warning is in place, it is crucial to follow the weather service’s guidance. Here are some simple tips from the weather service to protect your well-being:

1. Prioritize staying indoors:

• Stay at home if possible, especially if you have respiratory problems or health problems or are elderly or a child.

2. Reduce your outdoor activities:

• If going outside is unavoidable, strictly limit your time outdoors to essential tasks. Reducing the time spent outdoors is key.

3. Reduce environmentally harmful practices:

• Be cautious about activities that worsen pollution, such as driving, using gasoline-powered lawn mowers, or using other motorized vehicles. Minimize their use during air quality alerts.

4. No to open fire:

• Avoid burning garbage or other materials during air quality alerts. This contributes to deterioration of air quality.

5. Stay well informed:

• Stay up to date on developments by tuning in to NOAA Weather Radio or your preferred weather news source. Being well-informed will help you make informed decisions about outdoor activities when air quality alerts are in place.

6. Respiratory health is important:

• If you have respiratory problems or pre-existing medical conditions, be especially careful. These conditions can increase your vulnerability to negative effects from poor air quality.

By following the weather service’s recommendations, you can increase your safety during air quality alerts and reduce your exposure to potentially harmful pollutants. Stay alert, stay protected, and put your health above all else.

Advance Local Weather Alerts is a service from United Robots that uses machine learning to compile the latest data from the National Weather Service.