Air Quality Alert 12/30/2024 11:10 for Colorado areas

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the following... WHAT...Air Quality Health Advisory for Blowing Dust. WHERE...Elbert, Lincoln, Kit Carson, Cheyenne, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero, Bent, Prowers and Baca Counties. Locations include, but are not limited to Kiowa, Limon, Burlington, Cheyenne Wells, Ordway, Eads, La Junta, Las Animas, Lamar and Springfield. WHEN...1200 PM Monday December 30 to 500 PM Monday December 30 IMPACTS...Widespread blowing dust is expected across the advisory area on Monday from late morning through mid-afternoon. Blowing dust should decrease by the late afternoon hours. HEALTH INFORMATION...Public Health Recommendations: If significant blowing dust is present and reducing visibility to less than 10 miles across a wide area, People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children in the affected area should reduce prolonged or heavy indoor and outdoor exertion.