Why does milwaukee smell like smoke

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Hot, humid and breezy. Skip to content. FirstAlert Weather. Pinpoint Digital Doppler. Even when you step outside just about anywhere in the city, it's hazy and there is a smell of smoke. So where is the fire? Surprise, it's not even in Wisconsin. It is believed that the smoke is coming from the northern Minnesota wildfires. We might put a message out to Greenfield residents that if there is a smell of smoke in the area to report it, but that, if I can confirm that's what it is, that it's from the Minnesota fires.

Cohn said he planned to get in touch with a local meteorologist to confirm the source of the smell and haze that has settled in over the city. CBS in Minnesota is reporting that the cold front is pushing the smoke throughout Wisconsin. The Ripon, WI, newspaper is reporting its community is smelling smoke.

Residents and campers in the Boundary Waters are being asked to evacuate the area where the wildfire is, according to Minnesota Public Radio. The Department of Natural Resources DNR and the Department of Health Services DHS has received numerous calls from local health departments and citizens in eastern Wisconsin about heavy smoke odors, ash and concerns about smoke inhalation.

A satellite image of the smoke plume can be seen here. The DNR issues elevated fine particle value advisories when the hour standard an average of hourly measurements is exceeded.