Canadian wildfires are producing lots of smoke drifting south into our area, prompting the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to issue an Air Quality Alert.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert in effect through 9 AM Saturday morning for portions of northern and central Minnesota.
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an Air Quality Alert for central and southern Minnesota in effect from Noon Monday through 8:00 Monday evening.
The National Weather Service has issued an Air Quality Alert for a lot of Eastern and Central Minnesota today (9/14/17) from 12 PM - 8 PM. This is an "orange" alert. But what does that event mean? Let's break it down.