# Air Quality Alert: Koochiching; North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; North Cass; South Itasca; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin; Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-16 17:04 ingested 2026-07-17 08:17

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Air Quality Alert — Koochiching; North St. Louis; Northern Cook/Northern Lake; North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; North Cass; South Itasca; South Cass; Crow Wing; Northern Aitkin; South Aitkin; Carlton/South St. Louis; Pine
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
* 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 Maroon or Hazardous category.

* WHERE...East central and northeast Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT Monday.

* IMPACTS...Everyone is likely to be affected. Minor ashfall will be
possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy smoke will continue across the alert area.
Some improvement will be possible Friday as an area of low
pressure approaches before air quality deteriorates again on
Saturday.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.