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| Mon, 09-08-2003 - 8:27am |
Sept. 3, 2003 -- Drum roll please ... the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America has released its list of the country's top 50 fall allergy cities.
In parts of Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Texas and Michigan -- and numerous other cities across the country -- fall is actually the worst season for allergy symptoms, more so than spring, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA).
Here's the foundation's list of the top 50 fall allergy cities:
1. Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, Pa.
2. Raleigh-Durham-Fayetteville, N.C.
3. Louisville, Ky.
4. Austin, Texas.
5. Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Mich.
6. Memphis, Tenn.
7. Oklahoma City, Okla.
8. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas.
9. Kansas City, Mo.
10. St. Louis, Mo.
11. Indianapolis, Ind.
12. Columbus, Ohio.
13. Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.
14. Charlotte, N.C.
15. San Antonio, Texas.
16. Birmingham-Tuscaloosa, Ala.
17. Cincinnati, Ohio.
18. Milwaukee, Wis.
19. Houston, Texas.
20. Detroit, Mich.
21. New Orleans, La.
22. Nashville, Tenn.
23. Phoenix, Ariz.
24. Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, S.C.
25. Pittsburgh, Pa.
26. Denver, Colo.
27. Hartford-New Haven, Conn.
28. Albuquerque-Santa Fe, N.M.
29. Atlanta, Ga.
30. Chicago, Ill.
31. Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem, N.C.
32. Las Vegas, Nev.
33. Cleveland-Akron-Canton, Ohio.
34. Jacksonville-Brunswick, Fla.
35. Salt Lake City, Utah.
36. Orlando-Daytona-Melbourne, Fla.
37. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, N.Y.
38. Philadelphia, Pa.
39. Boston, Mass.
40. Sacramento-Stockton-Modesto, Calif.
41. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Sarasota, Fla.
42. Baltimore, Md.
43. Washington, D.C.
44. Providence, R.I.
45. Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, Va.
46. Seattle-Tacoma, Wash.
47. New York, N.Y.
48. Los Angeles, Calif.
49. Portland, Ore.
50. San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Calif.

Surprisingly, neither is our town of Columbia. Weird, because we're surrounded by GA, NC and other SC towns which *are* on that list. Go figure.
Cussette
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Today is a red ozone alert day and yes the ragweed allergies have started to kick in. My DH was miserable this morning. The poor ozone days are what send me for a loop. This is one time I wish we would come in last!
Margie :)
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