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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-15
Time: 19:26:18
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-15 19:31:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260461926183_e20260461928556_c20260461929053.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260461921183_e20260461923556_c20260461924048.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Carroll County, IL
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:26:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.151669°, -89.842224°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Carroll County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.93 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.11 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.54 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 57.60°
Mean Glint Angle98.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Montgomery County, IA
NWS WFO Omaha/Valley NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:26:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.151390°, -95.038055°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Montgomery County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.97 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.17 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.76 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.72 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.36 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.16
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power11.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.40°
Mean Glint Angle96.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Van Buren County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:26:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.753887°, -91.943886°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Van Buren County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.96 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.90 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.48 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.31
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.99
Maximum Radiative Power11.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.70°
Mean Glint Angle95.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-15 19:28:23UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.996389°, -81.267502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.28 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.23 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.16 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.42 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.57
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power22.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.50°
Mean Glint Angle64.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
Latest Satellite Imagery:
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