Headline:
Air Quality Alert issued July 15 at 5:48PM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Air Quality Alert
Urgency:
Unknown
Effective:
July 15, 2026 - 2:48pm
Expires:
July 16, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code
ORANGE Air Quality Alert across the Richmond Metro Area and the
Hampton Roads Area...for Ground Level Ozone...from midnight tonight
to midnight EDT Thursday night.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution
concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive
groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from
asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly.
The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous
activity or exercise outdoors.
For additional information...please visit the Virginia D E Q Air
Quality Web Site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/AQforecast
Area Description:
Dinwiddie; Prince George; Charles City; New Kent; Gloucester; James City; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; Western Hanover; Eastern Hanover; Western Chesterfield; Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights); Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond); Eastern Henrico; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: