# Air Quality Alert: Douglas; Todd; Stearns; Sherburne; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-15 20:57 ingested 2026-07-16 08:17

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## extract

Air Quality Alert — Douglas; Todd; Stearns; Sherburne; Wright; Hennepin; Anoka; Ramsey; Washington
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 Purple or Very Unhealthy category.

* WHERE...Portions of Central Minnesota

* WHEN...Until 11 AM CDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Everyone is more likely to be affected by wildfire
smoke in these concentrations. Minor trace amounts of ashfall are
possible.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Dense smoke is being pulled by a quasi-
stationary front across central Minnesota. Smoke will arrive
along the I-94 corridor Wednesday evening. The smoke will have a
rapid onset with visibility rapidly declining. There will be a
sharp gradient of smoke, with some areas of the same counties
experiencing Good/Green air quality while other experience
Purple/Very Unhealthy for All conditions as the front slowly
moves south. Conditions will gradually improve by Friday morning
as the front retreats northward.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record.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