Air Quality Alert Message
Status
Issued Active alertStart Time
Wed 07/15/2026 05:48 PM EDTEnd Time
Fri 07/17/2026 12:00 AM EDTImpacts
Informational
Full Alert Message
Air Quality Alert Message Relayed by National Weather Service WAKEFIELD VA 548 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT... The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert across the Richmond Metro Area and the Hampton Roads Area...for Ground Level Ozone...from midnight tonight to midnight EDT Thursday night. A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors. For additional information...please visit the Virginia D E Q Air Quality Web Site at http://www.deq.virginia.gov/AQforecast
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VAZ080>084-090-097-098-511>516-523>525-528>531-170400- Dinwiddie-Prince George (including Hopewell and Petersburg)- Charles City-New Kent-Gloucester-James City-Chesapeake- Virginia Beach-Western Hanover-Eastern Hanover-Western Chesterfield- Eastern Chesterfield (Including Col. Heights)- Western Henrico (Including the City of Richmond)-Eastern Henrico- York-Newport News-Hampton/Poquoson-Isle of Wight-Suffolk-Norfolk- Portsmouth- Including the cities of Reams, Petersburg, Hopewell, Barnetts, Wayside, Roxbury, Bottoms Bridge, Browns Corner, Mountcastle, New Kent Airport, Orapax Farms, Quinton, Talleysville, Achilles, Glass, Gloucester Point, Maryus, Naxera, Ordinary, Severn, Williamsburg, Mount Pleasant, Bowers Hill, Chesapeake Airport, Deep Creek, Fentress, Great Bridge, Greenbrier, Back Bay, Bayside, Cape Henry, Dam Neck, Gallups Corner, Kempsville, London Bridge, Ashland, Mechanicsville, Bon Air, Midlothian, Chesterfield, Chester, Colonial Heights, Richmond, Sandston, Grafton, Tabb, Beaconsdale, Denbigh, Fort Eustis, Hilton Village, Lee Hall, Menchville, Newport News, Buckroe Beach, Fort Monroe, Fox Hill, Grand View, Hallwood, Hampton, Langley AFB, Carrsville, Lees Mill, Benns Church, Bethel Church, Carrollton, Lawson, Longview, Chuckatuck, Cleopus, Crittenden, Deanes, Downtown Suffolk, Driver, Elwood, Downtown Norfolk, Ghent, Norfolk International Arpt, Norfolk NAS, Norview, Ocean View, Wards Corner, Churchland, Cradock, and Downtown Portsmouth 548 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026
