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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-20
Time: 18:21:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-20 18:27:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260511821174_e20260511823547_c20260511824017.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260511816174_e20260511818547_c20260511819035.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Reynolds County, MO
NWS WFO St Louis MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 18:21:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.473888°, -91.034721°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Reynolds County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: Butcher Hollow Block 2 RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.1113 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.93 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.41 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.58 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.53 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.13 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.50
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.70°
Mean Glint Angle92.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Barry County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 18:21:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.787777°, -93.660004°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Barry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.71 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.17 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.55 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.71 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 47.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 48.10°
Mean Glint Angle91.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Columbia County, AR
NWS WFO Shreveport LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 18:22:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.095276°, -93.344719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Columbia County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power40.85 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.64 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.96 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)27.27 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.38 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.51 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.77
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.92
Maximum Radiative Power40.85 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.40°
Mean Glint Angle84.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) San Luis Potosí
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Tamuín, San Luis Potosí
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-20 18:23:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.883612°, -98.784447°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Tamuín (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.26 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)4.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.54 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.41
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power10.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 33.80°
Mean Glint Angle66.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.00 km2
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