RED FLAG WARNING, BROWN COUNTY BURNING BAN

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for 37 counties in northwest, west central and southwest Minnesota today (Thursday).  The counties include Brown, Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin Murray, Redwood, Renville and Watonwan.  A Red Flag Warning means fires can spread quckly and grow out of control under predicted weather conditions including low relative humidity and high winds.  The Brown County Sheriff’s Office has also issued a burning ban until Saturday at 6 pm.  No open burning of CRP land and/or ditches or brush piles is permitted.