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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-21
Time: 00:01:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-21 00:06:00 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260520001174_e20260520003547_c20260520004047.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260512356174_e20260512358547_c20260512359038.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Howell County, MO
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 00:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.707500°, -92.008614°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Howell County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)279.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.99 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.84 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.09
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.50°
Mean Glint Angle80.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Fulton County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 00:01:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.317501°, -91.733887°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Fulton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)280.48 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.86 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.99 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.99 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.60°
Mean Glint Angle81.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AR
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Searcy County, AR
NWS WFO Little Rock AR
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 00:02:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.037498°, -92.500832°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Searcy County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.93 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: AR State Assist Gutter Road (HIGH, tdiff=0.43382 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.12 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)16.74 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.70 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.91 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.63 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.91
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 91.90°
Mean Glint Angle80.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Wayne County, MS
NWS WFO Mobile AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 00:02:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.434723°, -88.552223°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Wayne County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.31 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.90 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.83 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.07 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.59 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 94.30°
Mean Glint Angle84.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 10.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Tamaulipas
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) González, Tamaulipas
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-21 00:03:19UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.797222°, -98.892776°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • González (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power29.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.55 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.55 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.31
Maximum Radiative Power29.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 37.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.40°
Mean Glint Angle64.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.10 km2
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