AIR QUALITY HAS FALLEN TO MODERATE LEVELS, AS A RESULT OF AN INCREASE IN PARTICULATE MATTERS ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER SURGE OF SAHARAN DUST… FURTHER REDUCTION OF THE AIR QUALITY IS EXPECTED AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO WORSEN TO UNHEALTHY LEVELS FOR OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS WITH THE WORST LIKELY TONIGHT.

PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY OR HEART DISEASE, THE ELDERLY AND CHILDREN ARE THE GROUPS MOST AT RISK AND ARE EXERCISE CAUTION.

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A DRY AND DUSTY ENVIRONMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THE SAHARAN AIR LAYER WILL CAUSE HAZY CONDITIONS WITH REDUCED VISIBILITIES OVER THE EMERALD ISLE TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE 2020 HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE, RESIDENTS, VISITORS AND BUSINESSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO FACTOR IN THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC INTO THEIR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PLANS, KNOW YOUR RISK, MAKE A PLAN, BUILD AN EMERGENCY KIT, REPAIR ALL BROKEN WINDOWS AND LEAKY ROOFS AND STAY INFORMED.

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