Midwest struggling with forest fires in the middle of record heat and dry conditions

The National Weather Service placed most of the upper midwest and part of the northern plains High alert On Monday when the temperature approached 100 degrees and extremely dry conditions created an increased risk for forest fires in the region.

The unusually high temperatures and relative humidity levels or less than 20 percent already fed forest fires in different states, where temperatures were approaching or records.

In Minnesota, all except seven of the 87 provinces of the State were under the red flag warning, the Term used for a high report for forest firesAccording to the Department of Natural Resources of the State.

“Fire hazard is extremely in the whole state because of hot, dry and windy conditions”, the desk wrote on social media. “This is a dangerous time for forest fires.”

On Sunday, the temperature in the Twin Cities reached 90 degreesbreaking the previous record of 88 degrees That was established in 1900. The heat is expected to continue at least until Wednesday, the weather service said.

The circumstances had already destroyed in the neighborhood of Brimson, Minn., A non -recorded community in the northeastern part of the state. There, the Camp House Fire Had consumed at least 750 hectares since Sunday, said the Minnesota Interagency Fire Center.

The redundancies destroyed different huts and forced dozens of people to evacuate, said the sheriff department in St. Louis County, Minn. According to the Department, no injuries were reported, which had been added on Monday that a Second natural fire burned In the province.

The fires belonged to around 20 that, according to the website, burned in the upper midwest and Northern Plains, Fireweatheravalanche.org.

In Noord -Dakota, the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians reminded people on Sunday that the tribe had explained an emergency Earlier this month and that Buitengrill was forbidden. At the time of the emergency declaration, the tribe said that 13 burns on the reserve.

An area of ​​”critical” natural fire risk-the second level of seriousness on a scale on three levels of washing according to the Storm Prediction Center from North Nebraska to Northwest-Minnesota. An area of ​​a lower level risk was over a wider strip of the northern plains, the center added.

Predictors said that a day of low humidity, strong wind up to 30 miles per hour and record setting temperatures in the high 90s were expected, all of whom contributed to an increased fire risk for the afternoon and evening.

Dry conditions and more plate temperatures are expected on Tuesday, which contributes to an “raised” natural fire risk, the first level of the scale, along the Red River on the border of the Dakotas and Minnesota, said predictors.