Air Quality Alert

MNZ039-046-022200-
Big Stone-Traverse-
Including the city of Ortonville
207 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.

* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
southeast, north central, northwest, southwest, and northeast
Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health
effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease
(including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults,
may experience health effects.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northerly winds will continue transporting
waves of heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba and
Saskatchewan into Minnesota. Smoke will move south across all of
Minnesota and linger through Saturday afternoon. The smoke will be
reinforced by an area of high pressure that will create light
winds and limit the dispersion of smoke. Therefore the air quality
alert has been expanded to include all of Minnesota and extended
until Saturday afternoon when the air quality is forecasted to
improve.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Sensitive groups,
such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart
disease, and children and older adults, should avoid prolonged or
heavy exertion. The general public should limit prolonged or heavy
exertion.

Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution,
such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning
devices. Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as
possible.

Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.

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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 EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/air-quality-and-health.


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MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-022200-
Cottonwood-Jackson-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-
Including the cities of Marshall and Worthington
222 PM CDT Wed Jul 30 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an
         Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air
         Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Red or
         Unhealthy category.

* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
         southwest, southeast, north central, northwest, and
         northeast Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience
         health effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with
         lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and
         children and older adults, may experience health effects.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northerly winds will continue transporting
         waves of heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba
         and Saskatchewan into Minnesota. Smoke will move south across
         all of Minnesota and linger through Saturday afternoon. The
         smoke will be reinforced by an area of high pressure that
         will create light winds and limit the dispersion of smoke.
         Heavier smoke is now expected to make it into southern
         Minnesota, therefore all of Minnesota will likely experience
         Red/Unhealthy AQI at times through Saturday afternoon when
         the air quality is forecasted to improve.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma),
heart disease, and children and older adults, should avoid prolonged
or heavy exertion. The general public should limit prolonged or heavy
exertion.

Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such
as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible. Keep
windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.

&&

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 EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/air-quality-and-health.

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MNZ001>009-013>017-022>024-027>032-040-022200-
Clay-East Becker-East Marshall-East Otter Tail-East Polk-Grant-
Hubbard-Kittson-Lake of the Woods-Mahnomen-Norman-North Beltrami-
North Clearwater-Pennington-Red Lake-Roseau-South Beltrami-South
Clearwater-Wadena-West Becker-West Marshall-West Otter Tail-West
Polk-Wilkin-
Including the Tribal Nations of Leech Lake, Red Lake, and White
Earth
Including the cities of Bemidji, Crookston, East Grand Forks,
Moorhead, and Roseau
207 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
(AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.

* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
  southeast, north central, northwest, southwest, and northeast
  Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health
  effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease
  (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults,
  may experience health effects.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northerly winds will continue transporting
  waves of heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba and
  Saskatchewan into Minnesota. Smoke will move south across all of
  Minnesota and linger through Saturday afternoon. The smoke will be
  reinforced by an area of high pressure that will create light winds
  and limit the dispersion of smoke. Therefore the air quality alert
  has been expanded to include all of Minnesota and extended until
  Saturday afternoon when the air quality is forecast to improve.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.

Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution,
such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible.

Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.

&&

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 EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/air-quality-and-health.

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MNZ041>045-047>070-073>078-082>085-091>093-022200-
Anoka-Benton-Blue Earth-Brown-Carver-Chippewa-Chisago-Dakota-Douglas-
Faribault-Freeborn-Goodhue-Hennepin-Isanti-Kanabec-Kandiyohi-Lac qui
Parle-Le Sueur-Martin-McLeod-Meeker-Mille Lacs-Morrison-Nicollet-
Pope-Ramsey-Redwood-Renville-Rice-Scott-Sherburne-Sibley-Stearns-
Steele-Stevens-Swift-Todd-Waseca-Washington-Watonwan-Wright-Yellow
Medicine-
Including the Tribal Nations of Mille Lacs, Prairie Island,
and Upper Sioux
Including the cities of Albert Lea, Alexandria, Apple Valley,
Blaine, Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden
Prairie, Farmington, Hastings, Mankato, Maple Grove, Minneapolis,
Minnetonka, Northfield, Plymouth, Prior Lake, Ramsey, Rogers,
Rosemount, Roseville, Shakopee, St. Cloud, St. Louis Park, St. Paul,
Stillwater, Waconia, White Bear Lake, and Woodbury
207 PM CDT Tue Jul 29 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
  Quality Alert for fine particles pollution. The Air Quality Index
  (AQI) is expected to reach the Red or Unhealthy category.

* WHERE...West central, east central, central, south central,
  southeast, north central, northwest, southwest, and northeast
  Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 5 PM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Some members of the general public may experience health
  effects. Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease
  (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults,
  may experience health effects.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Northerly winds will continue transporting
  waves of heavy surface smoke from wildfires across Manitoba and
  Saskatchewan into Minnesota. Smoke will move south across all of
  Minnesota and linger through Saturday afternoon. The smoke will be
  reinforced by an area of high pressure that will create light
  winds and limit the dispersion of smoke. Therefore the air quality
  alert has been expanded to include all of Minnesota and extended
  until Saturday afternoon when the air quality is forecasted to
  improve.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including
asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should avoid
prolonged or heavy exertion. The general public should limit
prolonged or heavy exertion.

Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution,
such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning
devices. Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as
possible.

Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.

&&

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 EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions.

You can find additional information about health and air quality at
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water- land-climate/air-quality-and-
health.

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