Air Quality Alert

MDZ021>025-160400-Dorchester-Wicomico-Somerset-Inland Worcester- Maryland Beaches-Including the cities of Cambridge, Salisbury, Crisfield, Princess Anne, Snow Hill, and Ocean City 623 PM EDT Tue JUL 14 2026

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 15 2026...

The Maryland Department of the Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Wednesday for the Maryland Eastern Shore.

A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children...people suffering from asthma... heart disease or other lung diseases...and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.

For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles... visit http://www.mde.maryland.gov/programs/air/