OZONE Alert For Portions These Of New York State

There is a special alert and advisory that has been posted for portions of New York State that is in place for August 11. The heat has been cranking across New York and for those who plan to be outdoors, this is an alert that impacts you!

There are still plenty of summer days left to enjoy and families are doing their best to get all the fun in and memories made before we go back to the fall and school routine.

But it may be a good idea to pause and stay inside for some of that fun especially if you have any health or breathing issues.

Read More: The COOLEST Place To Be In A New York State During A Heatwave.
According to a report and post on social media from New York State, there is an OZONE alert in place for Monday, August 11th.

Did you know that you can track the air quality that we are expecting? There is a New York State Air Quality Index Forecast that is posted regularly. The issue on Monday seems to be the Ozone levels.

What Is Ozone?

The EPA describes it as "Tropospheric or ground-level ozone – what we breathe – is formed primarily from photochemical reactions between two major classes of air pollutants, volatile organic compounds (VOC) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). These reactions have traditionally been viewed as depending upon the presence of heat and sunlight, resulting in higher ambient ozone concentrations in summer months".