Category: ozone

Shelby Co. Health Department issues first-ever “Code Purple” air quality alert

June 27, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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air quality, ozone

Memphis metro residents got an air quality wake-up call that seemed to come out of nowhere today. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert that has become the norm under hot and stagnant air conditions was raised to Code Red about 4:30pm as ozone levels climbed, then raised again to uncharted territory – a Code Purple…
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Hazy and hot will be joined by humid – and it’s only the beginning of June!

June 3, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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air quality, heat, ozone

The Mid-South is in the throes of weather normally reserved for August as the 3 H’s (heat, haze, and humidity) are combining to make things miserable across the region. The heat began last Saturday as we started a streak of 90-degree days that right now seems to have no end. With a week of 90-degree…
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Code Orange Ozone Forecast for Tuesday

April 12, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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air quality, code orange, ozone

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGEMEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTRELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN417 PM CDT MON APR 12 2010 …CODE ORANGE OZONE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY… THE MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE OZONE FORECAST EFFECTIVE FOR SHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE… CRITTENDEN COUNTY ARKANSAS… AND DESOTO COUNTY MISSISSIPPI… INCLUDING THE…
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Code Orange Ozone Forecast

July 16, 2008

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Erik Proseus

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air quality, ozone

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGEMEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENTRELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN338 PM CDT TUE JUL 15 2008 …CODE ORANGE OZONE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY… THE MEMPHIS AND SHELBY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT HASISSUED A CODE ORANGE OZONE FORECAST EFFECTIVE FORSHELBY COUNTY TENNESSEE…CRITTENDEN COUNTY ARKANSAS…AND DESOTO COUNTY MISSISSIPPI…INCLUDING THE CITY OFMEMPHIS FOR WEDNESDAY THIS…
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