IDEM forecasts Air Quality Action Days for today and Tuesday for southeast Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS –The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has forecast Air Quality Action Days (AQADs) for Monday, Aug. 26 and Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024 in multiple regions.

On Monday, ozonelevels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Ssitive Groups range (Orange) in the following areas:

  • Southeast Indiana, including the cities of: Brownstown, Corydon, Jeffersonville, Madison, New Albany, Salem, Versailles and all other cities within the area.
  • Southwest Indiana, including the cities of: Bedford, Bloomfield, Evansville, Huntingburg, Mount Vernon, Paoli, Princeton, Rockport, Tell City, Vincennes and all other cities within the area.

On Tuesday, ozone levels are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range (Orange)in the following areas:

  • Northwest Indiana, including the cities of: Crown Point, Gary, Hammond, Kentland, LaPorte, Michigan City, Portage, Rensselaer, Valparaiso and all other cities within the area.
  • North Central Indiana, including the cities of: Elkhart, Goshen, Knox, Logansport, Plymouth, Peru, South Bend, Warsaw, Winamac and all other cities within the area.
  • Southeast Indiana, including the cities of: Brownstown, Corydon, Jeffersonville, Madison, New Albany, Salem, Versailles and all other cities within the area.
  • Southwest Indiana, including the cities of: Bedford, Bloomfield, Evansville, Huntingburg, Mount Vernon, Paoli, Princeton, Rockport, Tell City, Vincennes and all other cities within the area.

Temperatures exceeding 95 degrees across most of the state and prevailing winds remaining light, present conditions are favorable for ozone development that reaches the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (USG) range in these areas.

Hoosiers can visit SmogWatch.IN.gov for more information.