West Virginia Unknown Air Quality Alert | Effective 07/17/2026 08:00

Headline: 
Air Quality Alert issued July 17 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Air Quality Alert
Urgency: 
Unknown
Effective: 
July 17, 2026 - 8:00am
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection - Air Quality Division has issued a Code RED Air Quality Alert Friday for eastern West Virgina panhandle outside the eastern panhandle. A Code Red Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region are unhealthy for the general population. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For additional information, please visit the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection - Air Quality Division website at: http://dep.wv.gov/daq/
Area Description: 
Hampshire; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC