Weather Alerts for Fairfield County

Issued by the National Weather Service

Air Quality Alert  AIR QUALITY ALERT   Air Quality Alert
FAIRFIELD COUNTY

Areas Affected:
Delaware - Franklin - Licking - Fairfield
Effective: Thu, 6/12 12:04am Updated: Thu, 6/12 6:00am Urgency: Unknown
Expires: Thu, 6/12 10:00pm Severity: Unknown Certainty: Unknown

 
Details:
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has issued an Air Quality
Alert for Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin and Licking counties in
Central Ohio, from 6 AM this morning to 10 PM EDT this evening.

Levels of ozone within the region may approach or exceed unhealthy
standards.

On Alert days, help reduce ozone by taking the following actions:

* Carpool, if possible, bike, walk or take the bus instead of
driving alone.
* Refuel your vehicle after 8 pm.
* Do not idle your vehicle, exhaust contributes to air pollution.
* Mow your lawn in the evening hours and avoid the use of
gas-powered lawn equipment.

For additional information, please visit the Mid-Ohio Regional
Planning Commission's website at morpc.org/airquality