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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-22
Time: 18:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-22 18:21:06 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260531816176_e20260531818549_c20260531819029.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260531811176_e20260531813549_c20260531814024.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) Alexander County, IL
NWS WFO Paducah KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-22 18:16:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.219166°, -89.337502°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Alexander County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.17 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.69 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.98 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.32 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.05 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.17 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.80°
Mean Glint Angle90.90°
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) Benton County, MS
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-22 18:17:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.943333°, -89.164719°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Benton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power51.19 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.11 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.85 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)22.44 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.82 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.73
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power26.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 45.50°
Mean Glint Angle86.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 11.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cooke County, TX
NWS WFO Fort Worth TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-22 18:17:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 33.586388°, -97.149170°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cooke County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.30 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)302.91 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.02 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.62 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.69 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.83 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power17.30 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.60°
Mean Glint Angle87.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Riva Palacio, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-22 18:17:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 28.628611°, -106.424446°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Riva Palacio (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power21.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.29 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.56 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.85 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.26 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.18
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power21.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.00°
Mean Glint Angle86.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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