Radar and Satellites Reveal Wildfire Smoke Blanketing Northeastern Minnesota

Smoke from two Wildfires raging in northeast Minnesota is being detected by radar and satellite images.

Imagery from satellites provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (Occurred) on Monday afternoon, the footage revealed billows of smoke rising from the Camp House Fire and Jenkins Creek Fire.

Meteorologist Mike Augustyniak states that high-resolution satellites serve as some of the most effective means for identifying fire ignition points in isolated regions.

The National Weather Service Duluth The weather radar also picked up smoke plumes coming from the two wildfires on Monday afternoon.

By Monday afternoon, the Camp House Fire close to Brimson, Minnesota, had expanded to approximately 1,250 acres, as reported by the Minnesota Incident Command System. Additionally, the U.S. Forest Service mentions that the Jenkins Creek Fire has increased to about acres in size near Hoyt Lakes.