Minnesota
Elevated Fire Danger Across Southeast Minnesota Wednesday
Rochester, MN (KROC-AM Information)- Officers are warning residents of southeast Minnesota of an elevated fireplace threat Wednesday.
The Nationwide Climate Service has issued a Pink Flag Warning for Olmsted, Dodge, Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Wabasha and Winona Counties. The warning within the Rochester space takes impact at 11 a.m. and is about to run out at 8 p.m.
Officers have additionally issued a Pink Flag Warning in Freeborn, Faribault Jackson and Martin Counties that begins at 1 p.m. and expires at 8 p.m. The DNR says the forecasted heat temperatures, low humidity and robust winds paired with dry early spring circumstances could cause a hearth to shortly unfold uncontrolled.
They’re asking residents in Rochester and the encircling communities to keep away from burning right now and advise anybody who has accomplished any current burning to make sure the hearth is out. The DNR is discouraging campfires and won’t challenge any open burning permits throughout a Pink Flag Warning.
Any spark might turn out to be a wildfire underneath Pink Flag circumstances, mentioned Karen Harrison, DNR wildfire prevention specialist.
The DNR has arrange a web site depicting wildfire threat throughout the state. The location is accessible by clicking right here.
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