In the proclamation, Walz states that Minnesota is weathering the "long winter" known as COVID-19 and that first responders, state employees and essential workers on the frontlines are working tirelessly and fearlessly to protect our communities and neighbors.

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On May 15, Walz signed his first proclamation ordering flags to be lowered in honor of those who have died of COVID-19. As part of that proclamation, he also ordered the flags be flown at half-staff on the 19th of every month through 2020.

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He also acknowledges that deaths due to the novel coronavirus disproportionally affect Indigenous communities, communities of color, people experiencing homelessness, older adults, and individuals with pre-existing conditions and disabilities.

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My faithful followers may remember that I wrote on this topic in September , but with the shortened daylight hours, I find myself with extra time on my hands, so I'm happy to share that information again.

According to U.S. Code, Title 4, Chapter 1, Section 7, when the flag is flown at half-staff, it should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position. The flag should be again raised to the peak before it is lowered for the day.

(That is not the case for Memorial Day, which code says the flag should be displayed at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff.)

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"Now, therefore, I Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, do hereby order all United States flags and Minnesota flags to be flown at half-staff at all state and federal buildings in the State of Minnesota, from sunrise until sunset on Thursday, November 19, 2020, to remember, mourn, and honor the lives lost due to COVID-19," the proclamation concludes.

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These flags indicate gale and hurricane warnings. Gale flags are solid red pennants. Flying one pennant indicates a small craft advisory. Flying two red pennants together means there is a gale warning in effect indicating winds of 39 mph to 54 mph. The other storm flag is a hurricane flag. This is a red square with a black square in the center of the flag. Flying two of the square red flags indicates a hurricane with wind sustained wind speed of 74-156 mph or more. In conjunction with Hurricane and Storm flags there are also a number or weather flags. With the advent of radio, and the internet many of these types of flags are no longer in use. However they were used to communicate a variety of weather changes and were especially helpful as fronts were moving through areas where boats were on the water and could be effect by the change in weather conditions.