# Air Quality Alert: Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue — 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 11:46 ingested 2026-07-17 08:18

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

## extract

Air Quality Alert — Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Kanabec; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Sherburne; Isanti; Chisago; Kandiyohi; Meeker; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington; McLeod; Sibley; Carver; Scott; Dakota; Le Sueur; Rice; Goodhue
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
MNZ041>045-048>053-057>063-066>070-076>078-171600-
Anoka-Benton-Carver-Chisago-Dakota-Douglas-Goodhue-Hennepin-
Isanti-Kanabec-Kandiyohi-Le Sueur-McLeod-Meeker-Mille Lacs-
Morrison-Pope-Ramsey-Rice-Scott-Sherburne-Sibley-Stearns-Todd-
Washington-Wright-
Including the Tribal Nations of Mille Lacs and Prairie Island
Including the cities of Alexandria, Apple Valley, Blaine,
Bloomington, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Eagan, Eden
Prairie, Farmington, Hastings, 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

...AIR QUALITY ALERT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT FRIDAY...

* 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...Central Minnesota including the Twin Cities.

* WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Everyone can be affected by wildfire smoke in these
concentrations. Minor trace amounts of ashfall are likely and
have been reported across Minnesota.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... Dense smoke is causing observed
Hazardous/Maroon conditions across central Minnesota. Smoke
concentrations will gradually decrease through Friday, but the
air quality will remain in the Hazardous/Maroon to Unhealthy For
All/Red categories through that time in the alert area before
improving Friday morning.

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The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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