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AEUS73 KDLH 130456
AQADLH
AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
1156 PM CDT MON MAY 12 2025
MNZ011-012-019-132000-
NORTH ST. LOUIS-NORTHERN COOK AND LAKE-CENTRAL ST. LOUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ELY, ISABELLA, AND HIBBING
1156 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...PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA INCLUDING NORTHERN ST.
LOUIS, CENTRAL ST. LOUIS, AND INLAND LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES.
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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