ATLANTA - A series of wildfires burning across central Canada have sent smoke billowing into the U.S. over the past several days, with few signs that the blazes will subside anytime soon.

The largest fires are burning in Manitoba, but due to prevailing wind patterns, plumes of smoke have drifted southward, reaching as far as the Gulf Coast.

Air quality alerts are posted in Minnesota and Michigan 's Upper Peninsula through Monday evening.

The smoke turned the sunset a blood-red color in O'Fallon , Illinois , and throughout other parts of the Midwest , Plains and Southeast on Sunday.

Satellites captured stunning imagery as smoke appeared to embed itself around a storm system moving through the East.

According to air quality readings across the

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