Tree pollen is covering cars in parts of the Southeast, so what can you expect in the days to come?
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00:00you've walked outside in the southern US recently you might have seen scenes like this trying to
00:05wash away the pollen or maybe some rain making it go down the gutter signs of spring spring is here
00:12but that also means allergy season is here so let's talk about what to expect in a few areas
00:18for the next couple of days Duluth Georgia that's where we just had that video from not that long
00:23ago now as we look ahead to the next few days tree pollen that is going to be the main issue so if
00:29that is one of your allergies make sure you have the allergy medicine you're stocked up you're ready
00:34to go maybe it's really causing a problem maybe limit time outside but the other thing we got to
00:38keep an eye on is the dust and dander because it gets to the high category here in the orange Wednesday
00:44and Thursday ragweed grass pollen those are both in the moderate category so not too bad but you know
00:51you might start to notice some issues if those are some of your problem pollens take a look at another
00:57location we've seen a lot of pollen issues into places like North Carolina as well you're seeing
01:02video from Concord now with pollen all over the parking lot we've seen it covering cars as we look
01:07into Raleigh tree pollen that's the main issue there as well they are also into the high category and then
01:13dust and dander they get into that high category by the time we get to Thursday as well we get to
01:19moderate for Wednesday but everything else not really a problem at this point and it's not just the
01:24southern U.S. where we're seeing the problems with the allergies and all of that pollen taking a look
01:29at Des Moines Iowa now tree pollen is the issue there as well we're in the high category Tuesday
01:34Wednesday and Thursday ragweed mold and grass all not really an issue yet ragweed especially is more of a
01:42a fall pollen but dust and dander in the high category Tuesday then we go down to moderate by the time
01:48we get to Wednesday