FORT WAYNE, Ind. (ADAMS) – An Air Quality Alert is in place for northeast Indiana today.
The National Weather Service says that the alert will run until midnight, as ozone levels could be unhealthy due to hot temperatures and smoke from wildfires drifting into the region. Children, the elderly, and people with heart or breathing problems are more likely to be impacted by the lower air quality.
The NWS put out the following:
Air Quality Alert
INZ005>009-012>015-017-018-022>027-032>034-104-116-204-216-161715-
Elkhart-Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb-Starke-Pulaski-Marshall-
Fulton IN-Whitley-Allen IN-Cass IN-Miami-Wabash-Huntington-Wells-
Adams-Grant-Blackford-Jay-Eastern St. Joseph IN-Northern Kosciusko-
Western St. Joseph IN-Southern Kosciusko-
Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Lagrange, Topeka,
Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion,
Auburn, Garrett, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Winamac,
Francesville, Medaryville, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Rochester,
Akron, Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne,
New Haven, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, Mexico,
Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian,
Decatur, Berne, Marion, Gas City, Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier,
Portland, Dunkirk, South Bend, Mishawaka, Lakeville, Granger,
Syracuse, Milford, North Webster, Leesburg, North Liberty,
New Carlisle, Walkerton, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Silver Lake,
and Mentone
112 PM EDT Wed Jul 15 2026 /1212 PM CDT Wed Jul 15 2026/
…AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT EDT
THURSDAY NIGHT…
The officials at the Indiana Department of Environmental Management
have declared an Air Quality Action Day, in effect for Thursday, July
16th.
An Air Quality Action Day for Ozone and PM 2.5 has been issued. Fine
particulate matter due to wildfire smoke is expected to be in the
Unhealthy range and ozone levels are expected to be in the 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:
* Carpool or use public transportation.
* Staying indoors whenever possible.
* Monitor indoor air quality by keeping air circulating and
checking on indoor filtration systems.
* 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 additional information, please visit the IDEM Smog page HERE
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