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AEUS73 KFSD 072241
AQAFSD

Air Quality Alert Message
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Relayed by National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
541 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025
MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-090400-
Cottonwood-Jackson-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-
Including the cities of Marshall and Worthington
541 PM CDT Sat Jun 7 2025

...AIR QUALITY ALERT IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING TO 11 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

* 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 Orange or Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
  category.

* WHERE...All of Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 11 PM CDT this evening to 11 PM CDT Sunday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Heavy surface Canadian wildfire smoke will
  follow a cold front into and across Minnesota from west to east
  from late Saturday night into Sunday morning and afternoon, and
  then clear out from west to east across the state from Sunday
  afternoon through Sunday evening. Some areas may only see a few
  hours of alert-level smoke concentrations due to the relatively
  fast movement of the north-south band of smoke. The air quality
  alert may need to be extended into Monday if an additional batch of
  heavy smoke materializes from Manitoba and Saskatchewan wildfires
  and then is transported into and across Minnesota from north to
  south, but confidence for this outcome is currently low to medium.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Sensitive groups, such as
people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and
children and older adults, should limit prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such
as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible. Keep
windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors.

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For information on current air quality conditions in your area and
to sign up for daily air quality forecasts and alert notifications by
email, text message, phone, or the EPA AirNow mobile app, visit
https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air- water-land-climate/current-air-
quality-conditions. You can find additional information about health
and air quality at https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-
climate/air-quality- and-health. $$

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