NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a 'critical' wildfire risk – a level 2 on its 3-rung scale for fire weather danger – for nearly 8 million people around the Philadelphia and southern New Jersey area. Fire Weather Warnings are also in effect for the region.
strikes may come without any wetting rainfall. With recent dry weather leaving the ground parched, any lighting strike could start a fire that would have the potential for rapid spread amid the breezy and dry conditions.NOAA's Storm Prediction Center has issued a "critical" wildfire risk – a level 2 on its 3-rung scale for fire weather danger – for nearly 8 million people around the Philadelphia and southern New Jersey area. Fire Weather Warnings are also in effect for the region.
Massive plumes of smoke from wildfires burning across several Canadian provinces will drift south into the Northeast on Tuesday, prompting air quality alerts for much of the region. Meanwhile, smoke from several wildfires already burning across multiple sections of Canada is flooding much of the northeastern U.S., turning skies from blue to a gray-orange haze and bringing unhealthy air quality to major cities, including New York City.
New York City issued a Code Red day for Air Quality as particulate measurements reached over 150 --- squarely into the "unhealthy" category. At those levels, some members of the public may experience health effects, while members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects. Smoke from Canadian wildfires spreads across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic, even into the Great Lakes.
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