...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT MONDAY NIGHT...

An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been issued by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties. The advisory is until midnight EDT Monday night.

Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category of children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties, please monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings at airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text alerts regarding air quality.

To help our region reduce air pollution:

*Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips *Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel! *Don't idle - Turn off your engine *Refill your tank after sunset *Wait to mow the lawn



The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), in partnership with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA), the Cleveland Division of Air Quality, the Akron Regional Air Quality Management District, the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study, the Lake County General Health District, and Ohio University, has forecasted this Advisory based on predicted weather patterns. Learn more at www.noaca.org.