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Air Quality Alert For 12 MD Counties Plus Baltimore Issued
The air quality may be harmful Wednesday for certain people, according to authorities.
MARYLAND — A "code orange" air quality alert is in effect Wednesday for parts of the Baltimore metropolitan area.
The Maryland Department of the Environment issues a "code orange" alert when pollution concentrations may be unhealthy for sensitive groups. Children, older adults, heart/lung disease sufferers and asthmatics are considered sensitive.
To minimize the effects from the air quality, officials advise people in sensitive groups to avoid outdoor and strenuous activities.
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These areas are under the air quality alert Wednesday, Aug. 25:
- Anne Arundel County
- Baltimore City
- Baltimore County
- Calvert County
- Carroll County
- Cecil County
- Charles County
- Frederick County
- Harford County
- Howard County
- Montgomery County
- Prince George's County
- St. Mary's County
Temperatures may hit the mid 90s in the region Friday, according to the National Weather Service, which advised it will be hot and humid with an afternoon thunderstorm possible.
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See the latest forecast for the Baltimore-Washington region from the National Weather Service.
Visit the www.mde.state.md.us/air or call 410-537-3000 for more information from the Maryland Department of the Environment on ground-level ozone and fine particles.
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