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Air Quality Alert issued June 14 at 4:51PM CDT by NWS Memphis TNAQAMEGThe Shelby County Health Department has issued a Code Red OzoneHealth Advisory effective for Shelby County Tennessee, CrittendenCounty Arkansas, and DeSoto County Mississippi, including the Cityof Memphis that will remain in effect until sunset. This ozone healthadvisory is due to monitored ozone values that have reached unhealthylevels. These values have exceeded the Environmental ProtectionAgency's federal safe health standard. The Shelby County HealthDepartment strongly recommends that active children and adults, andpeople with respiratory disease, such as asthma, avoid prolongedoutdoor exertion. All others should limit prolonged outdoorexertion. Please continue to check the latest air quality forecastsand updates until monitored values return to safe levels. For moreinformation go to www.airnow.gov.In addition to the advisory, the Shelby County Health Department hasissued a Code Orange Ozone Forecast effective for Shelby CountyTennessee, Crittenden County Arkansas, and DeSoto CountyMississippi, including the city of Memphis for Saturday. This ozoneforecast is due to forecasted ozone values that will be unhealthy forsensitive groups. These values will exceed the EnvironmentalProtection Agency's federal safe health standard. The Shelby CountyHealth Department recommends that sensitive groups which includeactive children and adults, and people with respiratory disease,such as asthma, limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Please continue tocheck the latest air quality forecasts and updates until monitoredvalues return to safe levels. For more information go towww.airnow.gov.

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