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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-15
Time: 21:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-15 21:31:13 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261052126171_e20261052128545_c20261052129022.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261052121171_e20261052123545_c20261052124019.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Turner County, SD
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 21:26:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.499722°, -97.226944°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Turner County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.79 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)311.63 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.67 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.10 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.14 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.24 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.24 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.67 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.98
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power22.79 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.40°
Mean Glint Angle67.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Emmet County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 21:26:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.391388°, -94.880554°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Emmet County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power62.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)305.84 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.80 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.63 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.12 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.32 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)25.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power32.49 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.80°
Mean Glint Angle68.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Palo Alto County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 21:26:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.089722°, -94.707497°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Palo Alto County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power69.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)15.00 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.40 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.81 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.07 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.29 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.38
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.48
Maximum Radiative Power69.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 52.80°
Mean Glint Angle67.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Custer County, NE
NWS WFO North Platte NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 21:26:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.548889°, -99.436943°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Custer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power38.37 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.27 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.66 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.91 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.01 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.68 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)11.10 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 Power38.37 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 49.00°
Mean Glint Angle63.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.90 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Kit Carson County, CO
NWS WFO Goodland KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-15 21:26:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 39.283054°, -102.174446°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Kit Carson County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.34 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.20 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.06 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.85 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.01 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.56
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.91
Maximum Radiative Power6.34 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 46.10°
Mean Glint Angle59.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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