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Weather Alert

Weather Alert

...AN AIR QUALITY ALERT HAS BEEN DECLARED...

The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Resources
have declared an Air Quality Alert for...

Monday...May 29 for the following Indiana counties...

Carroll, Tippecanoe, Howard, Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Delaware,
Hendricks, Marion, Vigo, Shelby, Brown, and Bartholomew...

Ozone levels are expected to be in the Orange or Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups range. Active children and adults, and people
with respiratory disease, such as asthma should limit prolonged
outdoor exposure.

Here are some recommended actions that the public can take to reduce
ozone forming emissions:

* Walk, bike, carpool or use public transportation.
* Avoid using the drive-through and combine errands into one trip.
* Avoid refueling your vehicle or using gasoline-powered lawn
equipment until after 7pm.
* Turn off your engine when idling for more than 30 seconds.
* Conserve energy by turning off lights or setting the air
conditioner to 75 degrees or above.

For further information, please see the IDEM Smog Watch page on the
Internet at:

http://www.in.gov/apps/idem/smog/

NWS looking for volunteer weather observers

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WABASH VALLEY (WTHI) - The National Weather Service has issued a call for volunteer weather observers.

The agency is looking for people to join the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network (CoCoRaHS).

CoCoRaHS is a community-based network of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds working together to measure and map precipitation in their own backyards.

The NWS says precipitation can vary greatly across short distances, so these volunteers help NWS meteorologists and hydrologists and other agencies with their reports.

The NWS office in Lincoln, Ill., says observers are especially needed in Clark and Cumberland counties.

Observers can be of any age but will need to have a certain type of rain gauge and training before joining the network.

Once the training is complete and the rain gauge is installed, CoCoRaHS says daily precipitation data can be entered online using its website or mobile app.

If you are interested in joining CoCoRaHS, click here for the application.

To learn more about the network, click here.

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