An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima, Benton,
Klickitat, Walla Walla, and Columbia counties due to expected smoke
from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may
reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels.
Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes...runny nose...aggravate
heart and lung diseases...and aggravate other serious health
problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it is
smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung
condition.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is
Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to
reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should
watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Information about air quality is on the Washington Smoke Blog at
wasmoke.blogspot.com.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies:
Washington Department of Ecology
Colville Confederated Tribes
An Air Quality Alert, issued for all of Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry,
Stevens, Garfield and Asotin County, as well as the Colville
Reservation is in effect until further notice, due to expected smoke
from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may
reach Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy,
everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce
exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and
follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for
symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies:
Washington Department of Ecology
Colville Confederated Tribes
An Air Quality Alert, issued for all of Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry,
Stevens, Garfield and Asotin County, as well as the Colville
Reservation is in effect until further notice, due to expected smoke
from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may
reach Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy,
everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to reduce
exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor activity, and
follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should watch for
symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies:
Washington Department of Ecology
Colville Confederated Tribes
An Air Quality Alert, issued for all of Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry and
Stevens County, as well as the Colville Reservation will remain in
effect until further notice, due to expected smoke from the Pioneer
Fire and Swawilla Wildfire and other regional wildfires. Particulate
matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy,
everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. When air quality
is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps
to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should
watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County
due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires.
Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is
Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to
reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should
watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
The Benton Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert...IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued due to wildfire smoke.
Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions
will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels from particulate
matter (PM2.5). The Air Quality Index is currently between
Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels in the western
side of the county.
Pollutants in smoke can cause burning eyes...runny nose...aggravate
heart and lung diseases...and aggravate other serious health
problems. Limit outdoor activities and keep children indoors if it
is smoky. Please follow medical advice if you have a heart or lung
condition.
Information about air quality is on the Benton Clean Air Agency
website at www.bentoncleanair.org.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
until 9 PM PDT this evening.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 702 Colville Reservation
(Zone 702), Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley (Zone 703)
and Fire Weather Zone 706 Waterville Plateau (Zone 706).
* Winds: West 12 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.'
* Relative Humidities: 11 to 20 percent.
* Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to
spread rapidly.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin -
Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Fire Weather Zone 709
Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).
* Winds: West 12 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 11 to 20 percent.
* Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to
spread rapidly.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin -
Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Fire Weather Zone 709
Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).
* Winds: West 12 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 11 to 20 percent.
* Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to
spread rapidly.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin -
Palouse -Spokane Area (Zone 708) and Fire Weather Zone 709
Lower Palouse -Snake River (Zone 709).
* Winds: West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Timing: Thursday afternoon and evening
* Relative Humidities: 12 to 24 percent.
* Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to
spread rapidly.
* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
* WHERE...Kittitas Valley.
* WHEN...Until 2 AM PDT Thursday.
* IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County
due to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires.
Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is
Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to
reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should
watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
At 526 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13
miles south of Clarkston Heights-Vineland, or 14 miles south of
Lewiston, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Lewiston, Clarkston, Lapwai, Genesee, Juliaetta, Culdesac, Kendrick,
Clarkston Heights-Vineland, West Clarkston-Highland, Asotin, Peck,
Spalding, Rogersburg, Waha, Gifford, Anatone, Clarkston Heights,
Jerry, and Lenore.
This includes the following highways...
U.S. Highway 95 in Idaho between mile markers 286 and 335.
U.S. Highway 12 in Idaho between mile markers 0 and 34.
U.S. Highway 12 in Washington between mile markers 431 and 434.
At 511 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles north of Imnaha, or 28 miles northeast of Enterprise, moving
northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southwestern Nez
Perce, southwestern Lewis and southeastern Asotin Counties.
At 452 PM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Troy, or 31 miles north of Enterprise, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Rogersburg, Anatone, and Cloverland.
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County
including the Yakama Reservation, due to expected smoke from nearby
and regional wildfires. Particulate matter (PM2.5) may reach
Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is
Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to
reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should
watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
The National Weather Service in Spokane has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 1 PM to 9 PM PDT Thursday. The Fire Weather Watch is no
longer in effect.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 708 Eastern Columbia Basin -
Palouse -Spokane Area and Fire Weather Zone 709 Lower Palouse
-Snake River.
* Winds: West 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 13 to 22 percent.
* Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to
spread rapidly.
* Affected Area: Fire Weather Zone 703 Okanogan Valley and Fire
Weather Zone 706 Waterville Plateau.
* Winds: Southwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.
* Relative Humidities: 9 to 19 percent.
* Impacts: Any new or existing fires will have the potential to
spread rapidly.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies:
Washington Department of Ecology
Colville Confederated Tribes
An Air Quality Alert, issued for all of Chelan, Okanogan, Ferry and
Stevens County, as well as the Colville Reservation will remain in
effect until further notice, due to expected smoke from the Pioneer
Fire and Swawilla Wildfire and other regional wildfires. Particulate
matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy and Unhealthy for Sensitive
Groups levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is Unhealthy,
everyone should reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. When air quality
is Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps
to reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should
watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
The Yakima Regional Clean Air Agency has issued an Air Quality
Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
An Air Quality Alert has been issued for all of Yakima County, due
to expected smoke from nearby and regional wildfires. Particulate
matter (PM2.5) may reach Unhealthy or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
levels.
Health Impacts and Recommended Actions: When air quality is
Unhealthy, everyone should reduce exposure. When air quality is
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, sensitive groups should take steps to
reduce exposure. Limit time outside, avoid strenuous outdoor
activity, and follow tips for cleaner indoor air. Everyone should
watch for symptoms as a sign to reduce exposure.
Agricultural and outdoor burning restrictions are in effect.
