ST PAUL, Minn. — Extremely dry conditions and high fire danger are triggering a Red Flag Warning for parts of Minnesota Tuesday.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) says the impacted regions are in the southwest and west-central parts of the state. A Red Flag Warning means the impacted area is experiencing critical weather conditions that are ideal for wildfire, including strong winds and minimum humidity values.
Tuesday's warning, which is scheduled to expire at 7 p.m., includes the following counties:
- Big Stone
- Blue Earth
- Brown
- Cottonwood
- Faribault
- Jackson
- Lac Qui Parle
- Lincoln
- Lyon
- Martin
- Murray
- Nobles
- Pipestone
- Redwood
- Rock
- Traverse
- Watonwan
- Wilkin
- Yellow Medicine
DNR fire officials advise residents to not burn while the Red Flag Warning remains in effect, and to check any burning done recently to ensure the fire is completely out. They warn any spark could quickly trigger a wildfire under Red Flag conditions.
For more on fire danger status across the state, check out the DNR website.
