[Vision2020] Severe Weather Conditions from The Weather Channel

[Tom Hansen]

Local Severe Weather Alert for Moscow, ID (83843)

Idaho Palouse
Air Stagnation Advisory in effect until 5PM PDT TUE

AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPOKANE HAS ISSUED AN AIR  STAGNATION ADVISORY WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY.  

AIR QUALITY: UNHEALTHY CONCENTRATIONS OF SMOKE ARE EXPECTED TO  CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTHERN COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON AND  THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE IDAHO PANHANDLE WELL INTO THE COMING  WORK WEEK.  

TIMING: A WEAK WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL TEMPORARILY LEAD TO  IMPROVING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH INCREASED  WINDS

HOWEVER A STAGNANT WEATHER PATTERN WILL RETURN BEGINNING  MONDAY AND LEAD TO FURTHER DETERIORATION OF AIR QUALITY THROUGH  THE MIDDLE OF THE NEW WORK WEEK.  

IMPACTS: THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO INCREASED  PARTICULATE OR SMOKE LEVELS ARE ENCOURAGED TO AVOID PROLONGED OR  STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY. ALL OTHERS SHOULD LIMIT PROLONGED OR  STRENUOUS OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.  

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT  OF AN AIR MASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA POLLUTION HAS THE  POTENTIAL TO INCREASE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS. PERSONS WITH  RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR PHYSICIANS ADVICE FOR  DEALING WITH HIGH LEVELS OF AIR POLLUTION.  

Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students.  The college students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."

- Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)