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AEUS73 KDLH 122205
AQADLH
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
505 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2025
MNZ011-012-019-132000
CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK/NORTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELY AND HIBBING
430 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2025
..AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT THROUGH 3 PM CDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY HAS ISSUED AN AIR
QUALITY ALERT FOR FINE PARTICLE POLLUTION. THE AIR QUALITY INDEX
(AQI) IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE ORANGE OR UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE
GROUPS CATEGORY.
* WHERE...NORTHEAST MINNESOTA. THE AREAS MOST LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE
SMOKE IMPACTS INCLUDE BRIMSON, ISABELLA, BABBITT, ELY, AND PORTIONS
OF THE BOUNDARY WATERS CANOE AREA WILDERNESS.
* WHEN...THROUGH 3 PM CDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE
(INCLUDING ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, MAY
EXPERIENCE HEALTH EFFECTS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE CAMP HOUSE FIRE, JENKINS CREEK FIRE, AND
MUNGER SHAW FIRE ARE ONGOING ACROSS NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA. CREWS ARE
RESPONDING WITH FULL SUPPRESSION USING GROUND RESOURCES AND AIRCRAFT.
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY TUESDAY. THIS
WILL TRANSPORT THE SMOKE PLUME NORTH AND NORTHEAST FROM THE ONGOING
FIRES. SMOKE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR AND DOWNWIND OF THE
FIRES. SMOKE FROM THESE FIRES HAS BEEN OBSERVED AS FAR NORTH AS THE
CANADIAN BORDER.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SENSITIVE GROUPS, SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG DISEASE (INCLUDING
ASTHMA), HEART DISEASE, AND CHILDREN AND OLDER ADULTS, SHOULD LIMIT
PROLONGED OR HEAVY EXERTION.
FOLLOW ALL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
OFFICIALS. EVACUATION ORDERS ISSUED FOR ST. LOUIS COUNTY CAN BE FOUND
AT HTTPS://SHERIFF-SLCGIS.HUB.ARCGIS.COM/PAGES/WILDFIRE
FOR INFORMATION ON CURRENT AIR QUALITY CONDITIONS IN YOUR AREA AND TO
SIGN UP FOR DAILY AIR QUALITY FORECASTS AND ALERT NOTIFICATIONS BY
EMAIL, TEXT MESSAGE, PHONE, OR THE MINNESOTA AIR MOBILE APP, VISIT
HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR/CURRENT-AIR-QUALITY. YOU CAN FIND
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH AND AIR QUALITY AT
HTTPS://WWW.PCA.STATE.MN.US/AIR/WHY-YOU-SHOULD-CARE-AIR-QUALITY-AND-
HEALTH.
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