Third wildfire prompts evacuations north of Duluth in St. Louis County

CANYON A fire burning along both sides of Munger Shaw Road on Monday afternoon has forced nearby residents to evacuate making it the third large wildfire burning in St Louis County as dry and windy conditions fuel fires across the region St Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay wrote on Facebook that the fire is moving fleetly in a northern direction and urged residents in the eastern half of Cotton Township including communities near Morley Beach and Elde roads to evacuate An evacuation center has been set up at the Cotton Town Hall Highway Ramsay noted Related Articles Duluth man charged in high-speed crash that killed nun First saltie arrives in Duluth-Superior port as shipping season begins As Northland events mount in response to Trump s cuts attendees ask Where s Stauber As Trump White House targets EPA s research office Duluth lab could be on chopping block Toothpick Boss Jerry Hackett painstakingly builds replicas of iconic Minnesota structures High winds and low humidity have turned much of northern Minnesota which has yet to fully green up into a tinder box On Sunday afternoon the Camp House Fire near Brimson ignited and on Monday morning the Jenkins Creek Fire ignited a limited miles northwest of the Camp House Fire The causes of the fires are under study The National Weather Provision in Duluth reported dry conditions and southerly winds will remain Tuesday causing them to issue a Fire Weather Watch which is one step below the Red Flag Warning in effect Monday But widespread rain across this region is coming later this week A pattern shift occurs later this week with very warm temperatures ending and precipitation chances returning the Weather Operation disclosed Monday afternoon