A Code Orange Air Quality Alert is in effect for most of North Carolina Thursday due to smoke and haze in the atmosphere from wildfires that are burning in Canada and the western United States.
The effects from those wildfires are being seen as far east as the Carolinas, where 100 North Carolina counties are under an Air Quality Alert Thursday. First Warn forecaster Larry Sprinkle said the smoke and haze will be hanging around at least another day or two.
"If you have any respiratory problem, limit your time outside, especially in the afternoon," Sprinkle said.
The reason why smoke can travel thousands of miles, creating a haze and lowering air quality on the east coast, is because of the jet stream. The jet stream is dipping from the northwest allowing for elevated smoke to filter into the Mid-Atlantic. #WakeUpCLT #wildfire
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