# Air Quality Alert: Isanti; Chisago; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Faribault; Freeborn — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-19 09:49 ingested 2026-07-20 08:56

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

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Air Quality Alert — Isanti; Chisago; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue; Blue Earth; Waseca; Steele; Faribault; Freeborn
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has expanded an
Air Quality Alert for fine particles pollution further west. The
Air Quality Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Red or
Unhealthy category.

* WHERE...East central, southeast, south central, and northeast
Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT Monday.

* 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...Heavy smoke has expanded further west into
east central and south central Minnesota this morning. While
some improvement is possible this afternoon across these areas,
additional heavy smoke is forecast to move in from the south
this evening and persist through Monday morning. Southeast
Minnesota will remain in heavy smoke through Monday morning. As
for northeastern Minnesota, increasing southwesterly winds
through the day will lead to improved air quality for many
throughout the afternoon, though areas near the shores of Lake
Superior and the wildfires themselves may continue to experience
poor air quality until the early evening. Only localized poor
air quality will exist thereafter. Red, meaning unhealthy for
everyone, is the expected AQI category for all portions of this
alert.

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