⚠️ Red Flag Warning – North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; North Cass; South Itasca; Carlton/South St. Louis – Sunday, July 12, 2026

Event	Red Flag Warning
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Expected
Certainty	Likely
Area	North Itasca; Central St. Louis; Southern Lake/North Shore; Southern Cook/North Shore; North Cass; South Itasca; Carlton/South St. Louis
Effective	7/12/2026, 9:39:00 PM CDT
Expires	7/13/2026, 11:00:00 AM CDT

Red Flag Warning issued July 12 at 9:39PM CDT until July 13 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Duluth MN

Details

The National Weather Service in Duluth has issued a Red Flag
Warning for wind and low relative humidity, which is in effect
from 11 AM to 10 PM CDT Monday.

* AFFECTED AREA…In Minnesota, North Itasca, Central St. Louis,
Southern Lake, Southern Cook, North Cass, South Itasca and
Carlton and South St. Louis.

* WINDS…Southwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY…As low as 25 percent.

* IMPACTS…The rapid spread of any fires may occur due to the
forecast weather conditions and dry fuels per guidance from
local land management agencies.

Instructions

A Red Flag Warning on Monday means that critical fire weather
conditions are either occurring now, or will shortly. A
combination of strong winds, low relative humidity, and warm
temperatures can contribute to extreme fire behavior.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.