# HEADLINE
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AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT
# SUMMARY
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The Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District and the Indiana Department of Environmental Management have issued an Air Quality Alert...IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert for Particulate Matter pollution has been issued for the Louisville Metro Area.
Orange: Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected. Sensitive groups include the elderly...children...persons with asthma or other breathing problems...and persons with lung and heart disease. People in these groups are advised to limit their outdoor activities to reduce their exposure to ozone and particulate pollution.
For more information, visit the Louisville Metro Air Pollution Control District at http://www.louisvilleky.gov/apcd or the Indiana Department of Environmental Management at http://www.in.gov/idem.
# DETAILS
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ISSUED AT
Monday, July 20, 2026 at 10:01 AM EDT
ISSUED BY
Relayed by National Weather Service Louisville KY
HEADER
Air Quality Alert Message
# AREAS AFFECTED
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Bullitt, Clark IN, Floyd, Jefferson, Oldham
Including the cities of New Albany, Jeffersonville, Shepherdsville, Louisville, and La Grange