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SMOKE: SLOWLY CLEARING CULLMAN COUNTY TODAY
The smell of smoke was heavy across much of Cullman County on Sunday. Earlier in the day localized areas, lower valleys, and places where the winds prevailed could see significant visible smoke. By the evening hours Sunday, lingering stagnant smoke was clearly visible
Earlier in the day localized areas, lower valleys, and places where the winds prevailed could see significant visible smoke. By the evening hours Sunday, lingering stagnant smoke was clearly visible across all areas of the county.
The bulk of that smoke was blown into our area from large fires and woods fires in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
This same smoke pattern continues on Monday morning with visibility reduced to 3 to 5 miles in many locations.
Air quality concerns are real. People sensitive to the inhalation of particulate matter from this smoke are having frank increases in symptomology.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) issued an air quality alert for Madison and Morgan Counties on Sunday. The air quality alert indicates that ‘particulate matter concentrations are expected to reach levels that are unhealthy for sensitive groups of people.’
Children and people with asthma are at the highest risk under these conditions.
★ THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS ★
The wind pattern shifts today.
Winds will begin to blow from the west-southwest at 5 mph. While not a complete high-wind-clearing, at least some of the stagnant smoke layer will move out ... heading back in the direction it came.
Gentle west winds are expected on Tuesday. This should further clear significant amounts of smoke from Cullman County.
Full story can be found here:
cullmantoday.com/2016/11/14/smoke-slowly-clearing-cullman...
Aerial smoke layer photo courtesy: Rob Beckman www.instagram.com/southern_sky_drone_guy/
SMOKE: SLOWLY CLEARING CULLMAN COUNTY TODAY
The smell of smoke was heavy across much of Cullman County on Sunday. Earlier in the day localized areas, lower valleys, and places where the winds prevailed could see significant visible smoke. By the evening hours Sunday, lingering stagnant smoke was clearly visible
Earlier in the day localized areas, lower valleys, and places where the winds prevailed could see significant visible smoke. By the evening hours Sunday, lingering stagnant smoke was clearly visible across all areas of the county.
The bulk of that smoke was blown into our area from large fires and woods fires in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
This same smoke pattern continues on Monday morning with visibility reduced to 3 to 5 miles in many locations.
Air quality concerns are real. People sensitive to the inhalation of particulate matter from this smoke are having frank increases in symptomology.
The Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) issued an air quality alert for Madison and Morgan Counties on Sunday. The air quality alert indicates that ‘particulate matter concentrations are expected to reach levels that are unhealthy for sensitive groups of people.’
Children and people with asthma are at the highest risk under these conditions.
★ THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS ★
The wind pattern shifts today.
Winds will begin to blow from the west-southwest at 5 mph. While not a complete high-wind-clearing, at least some of the stagnant smoke layer will move out ... heading back in the direction it came.
Gentle west winds are expected on Tuesday. This should further clear significant amounts of smoke from Cullman County.
Full story can be found here:
cullmantoday.com/2016/11/14/smoke-slowly-clearing-cullman...
Aerial smoke layer photo courtesy: Rob Beckman www.instagram.com/southern_sky_drone_guy/