Headline:
Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 6:05AM EDT by NWS Wakefield VA
Event:
Air Quality Alert
Urgency:
Unknown
Effective:
July 17, 2026 - 3:05am
Expires:
July 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description:
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code
ORANGE Air Quality Alert across The Hampton Roads Area, for Fine
Particulates, until midnight EDT tonight. This also includes south
central Virginia and the Eastern Virginia Piedmont.
Air quality is expected to reach code ORANGE...which is unhealthy
for sensitive groups...and means individuals with respiratory
and/or heart ailments, older adults, and children should reduce
prolonged or heavy outdoor exertion.
An Air Quality Alert means that Fine Particulates concentrations
within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy standards. For
additional information, please visit the Virginia D E Q Air Quality
Web Site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/AQforecast
Area Description:
Prince Edward; Cumberland; Mecklenburg; Lunenburg; Nottoway; Amelia; Brunswick; Gloucester; Greensville; Sussex; Surry; James City; Southampton; Chesapeake; Virginia Beach; York; Newport News; Hampton/Poquoson; Isle of Wight; Suffolk; Norfolk; Portsmouth
Forcast Office:
NWS Wakefield VA
Sender: