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Wildfire Alert
Aid: 1011896
Alert Type: Possible Wildfire
Date: 2025-04-09 19:34:55
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| Basic Information | |
|---|---|
| State/Province(s) | IA |
| Country/Countries | United States |
| County/Locality(s) | Clarke County, IA |
| NWS WFO | Des Moines IA |
| Identification Method | Enhanced Contextual (Cloud) |
| Mean Object Date/Time | 2025-04-09 19:34:56UTC |
| Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): | 40.936111°, -93.874443° |
| Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria): |
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| Total Radiative Power Anomaly | n/a |
| Total Radiative Power | 108.54 MW |
| Map: | |
| Additional Information | |
| Alert Status | New Feature |
| Type of Event | Nominal Risk |
| Event Priority Ranking | 4 |
| Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um) | 307.73 K |
| Observed - Background BT (3.9 um) | 14.05 K |
| BT Anomaly (3.9 um) | 15.76 K |
| Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um) | 20.56 K |
| Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 33.30 K |
| Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 15.27 K |
| BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um) | 13.78 K |
| Similar Pixel Count | 0 |
| BT Time Tendency (3.9 um) | 7.20 K |
| Image Interval | 1.00 minutes |
| Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder | 0.51 |
| Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter | 0.87 |
| Maximum Radiative Power | 62.73 MW |
| Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Total Radiative Power Uncertainty | 0.00 MW |
| Mean Viewing Angle | 51.30° |
| Mean Solar Zenith Angle | 37.90° |
| Mean Glint Angle | 75.40° |
| Water Fraction | 0.00 |
| Total Pixel Area | 12.80 km2 |
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