9 million people under red flag warnings as fire danger envelops upper Midwest

Red Flag conditions brought on by record-high temperatures, wind gusts of up to 45 mph, low relative humidity and dry conditions are elevating the risk of wildfires for at least 9 million people in the nation's upper Midwest states of Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Montana and nearly the entire state of Minnesota.

9 million people under red flag warnings as fire danger envelops upper Midwest

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