Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Baltimore area as West Coast wildfire smoke moves across Mid-Atlantic

NOTTINGHAM, MD—The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Alert for the Nottingham area for Tuesday, July 27th.

After a brief respite thanks to a passing cold front, smoke from the West Coast wildfires will once again be moving into the area.

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 more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles, please visit https://www.mde.state.md.us/air or call 410-537-3000.

GOES-East visible satellite imagery showing the smoke from the western US/Canada wildfires moving across the Northeast today, as well as the thunderstorms developing across Virginia and North Carolina. pic.twitter.com/F4o2s0cI8F

— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) July 26, 2021