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Wildfire Alert Report

Date: 2026-02-23
Time: 22:36:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-02-23 22:41:18 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260542236177_e20260542238550_c20260542239035.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260542231177_e20260542233550_c20260542234044.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Alerts: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cherokee County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-23 22:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.222500°, -94.965836°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cherokee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power24.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)287.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)11.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.93 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.32 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.69 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.18 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.56 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.54
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.77
Maximum Radiative Power24.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.00°
Mean Glint Angle76.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cherokee County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-23 22:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.166111°, -94.845001°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Cherokee County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.27 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.22 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.94 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.08 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.88 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.96 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.11 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.62
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.90
Maximum Radiative Power25.27 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 74.00°
Mean Glint Angle76.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kay County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-23 22:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.891388°, -97.029724°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Kay County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.39 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.14 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.37 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.16 K
Similar Pixel Count5
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.60
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 72.40°
Mean Glint Angle74.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Shelby County, TN
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-23 22:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.044998°, -90.165833°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Shelby County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventIndustrial
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)282.95 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.54 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.02 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.74 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.18 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.60 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 Power8.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 76.60°
Mean Glint Angle79.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) LA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Beauregard Parish, LA
NWS WFO Lake Charles LA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-02-23 22:37:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.669722°, -93.000557°
Nearby Counties (meeting alert criteria):
  • Beauregard Parish (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.94 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Alert Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.30 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.13 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.16 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.82 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.94 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 72.70°
Mean Glint Angle71.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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