There is an Air Quality Alert issued for the Metro Atlanta area for Thursday, June 25th. This Alert includes Paulding County.
GAZ020>023-031>035-042>048-053>057-251845- AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE GEORGIA DEPT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA 336 PM EDT WED JUN 24 2009 ...CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR ATLANTA FOR THURSDAY JUNE 25... THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES...ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DIVISION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE (UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS) AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR ATLANTA FOR THURSDAY JUNE 25. UNDER CODE ORANGE CONDITIONS...THE OUTDOOR AIR IS LIKELY TO BE UNHEALTHY FOR SOME PEOPLE. CHILDREN...PEOPLE WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO OZONE...AND PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASE SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING WHEN OZONE CONCENTRATIONS ARE HIGHEST. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE AIR QUALITY INDEX PLEASE VISIT GEORGIAAIR.ORG/SMOGFORECAST/. $$