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Air quality/fire smoke

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Date/Time: 05/07/2024 09:37AM

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Air quality/fire smoke

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Author	Message Text
x2jmorris	07/16/2021 03:22PM Yeah had to cancel one of my trips due to the air. My brother is already struggling as it is and don't want to risk having an attack out there. Now I need to drive somewhere else for a trip.
egknuti	07/15/2021 09:31PM Very smoky tonight and thick.
MikeinMpls	07/14/2021 05:01PM It's been hazy in the Twin Cities, too. I have asthma and it's kicking my butt. Mike
straighthairedcurly	07/14/2021 04:04PM Air quality alert is back in place thru at least Friday for the arrowhead region.
tumblehome	07/14/2021 02:54PM Smoke is bad in duluth today and has been for several days. O My eyes are most affected by the smoke.
snakecharmer	07/13/2021 05:58AM A guy I work with just cancelled his BW trip due to the smoke in the Boundary Waters and a couple in his party having respiratory issues. They are headed to somewhere in southern Minnesota instead.
Speckled	07/12/2021 03:45PM Looking out my window right now in Two Harbors...the horizon is hazy with smoke. It's been like that for a few days. We were quite a ways out of town this weekend and wen we came back, you could smell it. Right now I don't smell it (only see it), but I think i've just become used to the smell.
straighthairedcurly	07/12/2021 11:23AM The air quality alert has been lifted for that area, but if the wind shifts back to the NW or N, it is likely to get bad again. You can check current conditions and get a 2 day forecast from the MN Pollution Control Agency. MPCA Air Quality
Banksiana	07/12/2021 10:08AM Definitely air quality issues around Ely off and on for the last week- its not the local fires that are causing it but the big burns in Western Canada.
deerfoot	07/12/2021 09:27AM As someone who has been asthmatic for the past 30+ years I would be careful about exposing anyone to prolonged poor air quality. I am still working on recovering from a flare up in the last month and I have had no exposure but still needed several trips to the ER over the holiday weekend.
KLafrance	07/12/2021 08:55AM My son and I are scheduled to go in on Wednesday, 7/14, for 4 days from EP 25 (Moose Lake). With the fires I’m looking to see if there are any issues with the air quality in that area? My son has some asthmatic symptoms so any info before we leave would be helpful! Thank you!