Air quality alert issued for parts of NE Ohio as heat ramps up

Source: Fox 8 News
Author: Laura Morrison

CLEVELAND (WJW) -- An air quality alert has been issued for parts of Northeast Ohio, the National Weather Service reported.

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The alert is in effect through all of Sunday at midnight for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties.

Those in sensitive groups, including kids, older people and those who already have breathing problems should avoid going outside, the National Weather Service suggests.

The poor air quality is due to elevated concentrations of ground-level ozone and comes as the FOX 8 weather team predicts temps rolling up into the 90s starting Monday.