Red Flag Warning issued for Beltrami, surrounding counties

Mar. 29—GRAND FORKS — The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for a large portion of Minnesota beginning at noon Monday, March 29. It expires at 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 30.

Strong winds gusting up to 40 to 50 mph and low relative humidity will result in extreme fire risk. A Red Flag Warning means that critical weather conditions are ideal for a wildfire to spread quickly, a release said.

The following counties in the Red Flag Warning include: Becker, Beltrami, Big Stone, Cass, Chippewa, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Douglas, Grant, Hubbard, Itasca, Kandiyohi, Kittson, Koochiching, Lac Qui Parle, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Meeker, Morrison, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Pope, Red Lake, Redwood, Renville, Roseau, Stearns, Stevens, Swift, Todd, Traverse, Wadena, Wilkin and Yellow Medicine.

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