Smoke Plumes from Waseca fire
Posted on AllSides March 3rd, 2024
From The Center
Sunday was a day that featured gusty winds and low humidity. It allowed for a Red Flag Warning originally issued for central Iowa to be expanded northward for ALL counties in southeast Minnesota and northeast Iowa. Due to the gusty winds, the fire and the smoke (the latter of which is visible on radar) were allowed to spread fast. With the cold front through our area as of 6 PM Sunday, winds will become less gusty and we will have more humidity to work with locally. This will help crews...