Why is it so smoky in Georgia today?

11Alive Meteorologist Melissa Nord explains the conditions you might be seeing over Atlanta and north Georgia.

An orange air quality alert is in effect for Atlanta and the surrounding metro counties for Tuesday, July 18. It's set to expire at 6:30 p.m.

The notice was put out on Monday by the National Weather Service.


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[eriknicholas]

"The vivid, red sunrise is like an Instagram filter.
Y'know, when you're tryna upload a photo to social media?
Maybe you wanna your face out--
Have less wrinkles or less acne;
Depending on your age?
Smoke is like that."
— Robert Frost, probably.
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[TonyoAudible]

Nah it’s Bill Gates doing what he said he was gonna do.

[rosered]

Sorry USA! I'm Canadian and have it just as bad as you do. There is no Boarder Patrol for smoke. hehe

[darnellwashington]

Also condolences to those four innocent Wht people that were killed by the Black mass shooter in Hampton. Funny how no one is reporting it like they would if it were reversed. I'm a Black man saying this. It's unbelievable!

[johnlark]

That's was the craziest "science" demo I have ever seen....I mean it was fun watch her try to explain smoke in a 2 liter bottle😂

You think she knows we live in a dome?!!

I wonder what level freemason she is?!!

[norr]

Pray because Jesus is on his way the Earth 🌍 looks like the pledge WARE wood 🪵 because of our sins have done this ask god to for give us an stop sins ppls of god