By Amy Robinson
The 16,000 acre wildfire in Ely, Minnesota is making its presence known across the Midwest.
People hundreds of miles away are smelling of smoke and some have reported ash falling from the sky.
People in Wisconsin and Michigan have been smelling the smoke throughout the day. Some called police to report a fire that they thought was nearby, but was actually some 700 miles away.
Jeff Halblaub is with the National Weather Service Office in Gaylord, Michigan. He said the smoke plume was pushed down from the atmosphere by a cold front and is blanketing an area hundreds of miles wide.
"Everyone is getting this. We can see it in satellite imagery as long as there aren't clouds obscuring it. And this is occurring over Wisconsin and Michigan, and by the end of the day today, it will probably be over Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, at least the northern parts of those states"
Halblaub said residents in the Midwest may notice the smell of smoke from the Minnesota fire for the next couple of days.
The 16,000 acre wildfire in Ely, Minnesota is making its presence known across the Midwest.
People hundreds of miles away are smelling of smoke and some have reported ash falling from the sky.
People in Wisconsin and Michigan have been smelling the smoke throughout the day. Some called police to report a fire that they thought was nearby, but was actually some 700 miles away.
Jeff Halblaub is with the National Weather Service Office in Gaylord, Michigan. He said the smoke plume was pushed down from the atmosphere by a cold front and is blanketing an area hundreds of miles wide.
"Everyone is getting this. We can see it in satellite imagery as long as there aren't clouds obscuring it. And this is occurring over Wisconsin and Michigan, and by the end of the day today, it will probably be over Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, at least the northern parts of those states"
Halblaub said residents in the Midwest may notice the smell of smoke from the Minnesota fire for the next couple of days.