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Tuesday August 8, 2017, 12:00 PM

Boundary County Sheriff's Office

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Alert: Air Quality Alert until 01:00PM Wednesday
Dear Joseph Brown,
An Air Quality Alert has been issued by the following agencies: Idaho Department of Environmental Quality in Lewiston Idaho Department of Environmental Quality in Coeur d`Alene Nez Perce Tribe Coeur d`Alene Tribe Kootenai Tribe of Idaho Idaho Counties within the Air Quality Alert Include: Benewah Bonner Boundary Kootenai Shoshone Latah Lewis Nez Perce Some Communities included are: Bonners Ferry, Sandpoint, Kellogg, Coeur d`Alene, St Maries, Moscow, Potlatch, Kamiah, Craigmont, Nezperce, Winchester, Lewiston, and Gifford. ...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SATURDAY AUGUST 12TH... Smoke from wildfires in Eastern Washington, British Columbia, and Montana is expected to affect north Idaho as north or northeast winds push smoke around the region this week. Air quality will vary between good and unhealthy depending on wind direction and time of day. Children, the elderly, and individuals with respiratory illnesses are most at risk of serious health effects. If yo u experience respiratory distress, you should speak with your physician. For additional information on wildland fire smoke impacting Idaho visit the Idaho smoke blog at http://idsmoke.blogspot.com
 


* AFFECTED AREAS: BENEWAH ... BONNER ... BOUNDARY ... KOOTENAI ... LATAH ... LEWIS ... NEZ PERCE ... SHOSHONE

Above was a Nixle message sent out via cell text and email to all subscribers, like me, as well as many in our area that gets them. 
I was woken up this morning a little after 4 am due to the rumbling of a nearby thunderstorm. No others during the day but more are expected as the week rolls on. The smoke is worse today than it has been but the 10-day forecast is promising with possibly closer to normal temps, meaning cooler temps, next week! If the high-pressure system collapses it would really clear things up!

While I'm not sure if the copy and pasted ID Smoke link would work, if interested, you could still go to it by using the copy and paste to a new tab method.  

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