IDEM forecasts Air Quality Action Day for two southern Indiana regions

IDEM forecasts Air Quality Action Day for two southern Indiana regions

HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) - The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has forecast an Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday, and one region is southwestern Indiana. Officials state ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range for many Tri-State cities including Evansville, Huntingburg, Mount Vernon, Rockport, Tell City and other cities. Officials explain continued unseasonably warm temperatures combined with low h…

IDEM Forecasts Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday in two Southern Indiana Regions

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has forecast an Air Quality Action Day for Tuesday in Southeast and Southwest Indiana. Ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, or Orange, range. Continued unseasonably warm temperatures combined with low humidity, sunny skies and light wildfire smoke is expected to contribute to elevated ozone levels that are forecast to reach the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups ran…