# Air Quality Alert: Lac Qui Parle; Yellow Medicine; Redwood — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-10-09 16:35 ingested 2026-10-10 02:45

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

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Air Quality Alert — Lac Qui Parle; Yellow Medicine; Redwood
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
* WHAT...The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air
Quality Alert for course particles pollution. The Air Quality
Index (AQI) is expected to reach the Orange or Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups category.

* WHERE...West central and southwest Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 7 AM CDT to 7 PM CDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Unseasonably warm temperatures and strong
southerly wind gusts in excess of 40 mph across dry soils in an
area of drought will result in blowing dust and reduced air
quality Saturday morning and afternoon. Decreasing winds will
lessen the potential for impacts through the evening.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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.