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Liputan6.com, Canada – Smoke from wildfires in Canada would continue to move towards the central United States.

Launch CNN, Thursday (25/5/2023), the smoke from Canada could last several days. This was warned by health and weather officials last Thursday, May 18.

Several states have even issued air quality alerts since Friday morning, May 19, including Nebraska, Washington, Montana and Wisconsin, with specific weather reports on air quality in Wyoming.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires was seen blanketing Minneapolis last Thursday.

The heaviest concentrations of smoke will likely continue to move further east into the Midwest in the future. It will also affect major metropolitan areas including Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis.

The National Weather Service in Omaha warned that on Thursday, May 18, the following morning, smoke from Canada would spread over Nebraska.

“Smoke from the fire is beginning to move into the Lincoln and Omaha metro areas,” the Omaha Service Bureau said.

Smoke will produce potentially hazardous air. Additionally, visibility is expected to deteriorate in eastern Nebraska and Iowa.

“Visibility will drop to 1-2 miles (1.6-3.2 km) in the next few hours and air quality will enter an unhealthy range for sensitive groups.”

The public is advised to limit outdoor activities if possible.

In Douglas County, eastern Nebraska, the health department warned that smoke was likely to linger on Saturday.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Air Quality Index shows the Rockies, Great Plains, and Midwest, including the Nebraska Panhandle and its northeast corner, had average air quality. very unhealthy air on May 19th.