Red Flag Warnings in Effect Today to the West and North

(KNSI) – The National Weather Service says parts of central and western Minnesota face extreme fire risk today. A red flag warning will be in effect from noon until sunset at 9:00 p.m. The nearest county affected is Todd to the west. The full list includes Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Cook, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Roseau, St Louis County, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena,...