Minnesota Issues Red Flag Warning for 13 Northern Counties as Heat and Wind Raise Fire Risk
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Updated · WDIO · Jul 13
Minnesota Issues Red Flag Warning for 13 Northern Counties as Heat and Wind Raise Fire Risk
3 articles · Updated · WDIO · Jul 13
Summary
A Red Flag Warning covers 13 northern Minnesota counties from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, with officials warning fires could spread rapidly and become hard to control.
Very hot temperatures, gusty winds and low relative humidity are driving the alert across counties including St. Louis, Itasca, Beltrami, Cass, Cook and Lake.
The Minnesota DNR will not issue or activate open burning permits during the warning, and residents are told not to burn and to make sure any recent coals are fully cold.
Campfires are strongly discouraged, and spark-producing activities such as dragging trailer chains, parking hot ATVs on vegetation and using chainsaws should be avoided near dry fuels.
Several northwest Minnesota counties are also under a Fire Weather Watch for near-critical conditions, signaling the fire threat could broaden beyond the 13-county warning area.