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Code Orange Air Quality Alert Issued For Tuesday in Canton
Temperatures will reach the mid-90s while the alert is in effect.
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The National Weather Service has issued a code orange air quality alert for Canton and metro Atlanta for Tuesday, the organization announced Monday afternoon.
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A Code Orange Alert means air quality forecast will be unhealthy for sensitive groups, such as older adults, children, and those who suffer from heart or lung conditions (including asthma), according to Georgia Commute Options.
Those groups of residents will want to “limit prolonged outdoor exertion during the late afternoon or early evening when ozone concentrations are highest,” NWS said in its alert.
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Tuesday’s high temperatures are expected to reach the mid-90s in Canton. Tomorrow evening’s forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with a low around 70 degrees.
- Get your Canton-Sixes weather forecast here.
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