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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-08
Time: 21:36:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-08 21:41:11 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260982136178_e20260982138551_c20260982139027.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20260982131178_e20260982133551_c20260982134003.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Nobles County, MN
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-08 21:36:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.691666°, -95.629723°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Nobles County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power67.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.57 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)11.33 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.90 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.54 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.42 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.10 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 Power35.63 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.70°
Mean Glint Angle70.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McHenry County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-08 21:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.168888°, -88.540558°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • McHenry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)296.61 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.69 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.44 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.74 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.78 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.76 K
Similar Pixel Count8
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.23
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 59.90°
Mean Glint Angle71.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cook County, IL
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-08 21:36:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.487221°, -87.615280°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power19.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.19 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.88 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.53 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.91 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.72 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)5.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power19.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 60.30°
Mean Glint Angle71.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Crawford County, KS
NWS WFO Springfield MO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-08 21:36:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.558334°, -94.944725°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Crawford County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.33 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.66 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.26 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.97 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.74 K
Similar Pixel Count16
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.64
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.33 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 53.70°
Mean Glint Angle61.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Jones County, MS
NWS WFO Jackson MS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-08 21:37:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.636944°, -89.269722°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Jones County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.95 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.61 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.63 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.44 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.55
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.71
Maximum Radiative Power12.95 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.30°
Mean Glint Angle57.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 km2
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