Wildfire Smoke Causes Air Quality Alert

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From NWS: 

SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ONGOING FIRES ACROSS EASTERN
KENTUCKY...EASTERN TENNESSEE...NORTHERN GEORGIA...AND WESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA HAS SETTLED IN ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE
TODAY...RESULTING IN HAZY SKIES AND A SMOKY SMELL TO THE AIR. THE
SMOKE WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE MID-STATE OVERNIGHT...BUT
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE CONSIDERABLY BY MONDAY MORNING
AS WINDS SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST.
837 PM CST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT... THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION HAS ISSUED A CODE ORANGE HEALTH ADVISORY FOR THE NASHVILLE AREA...IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST MONDAY NIGHT. A CODE ORANGE AIR QUALITY ALERT FOR PARTICULATE MATTER HAS BEEN ISSUED. GROUND LEVEL PARTICULATE MATTER CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY APPROACH OR EXCEED UNHEALTHY STANDARDS. THE GENERAL PUBLIC IS NOT LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED. ACTIVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS, AND PEOPLE WITH A RESPIRATORY DISEASE SUCH AS ASTHMA, SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OUTDOOR EXERTION. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND CONSERVATION SITE AT HTTP://WWW.TENNESSEE.GOV/ENVIRONMENT.

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