Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has been drifting across the border.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires filled the skyline as it traveled down the Northeast. “Having the clouds and the rain kind of helps get rid of the smoke in the atmosphere,” said 22News Storm Team Meteorologist Adam Strzempko.

New York City and other parts of the Northeast were placed under air quality alerts for the second day in a row as smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada again brings hazardous conditions to the region.