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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-18
Time: 17:16:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-18 17:21:03 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261081716174_e20261081718547_c20261081719028.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261081711174_e20261081713547_c20261081714027.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McCook County, SD
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:16:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.822498°, -97.136665°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • McCook County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power57.51 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)24.73 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.28 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.63 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.70 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.17
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power29.89 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 55.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 36.80°
Mean Glint Angle92.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Butler County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.856110°, -96.558334°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Butler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power22.20 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.91 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.49 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.34 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.77 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.10 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.50°
Mean Glint Angle81.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cowley County, KS
NWS WFO Wichita KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:16:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.441944°, -96.621948°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cowley County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.97 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)304.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)8.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.49 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.79 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.19 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.97 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.46
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power27.20 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.10°
Mean Glint Angle80.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Cuba
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-18 17:18:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 21.841110°, -82.838058°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power67.35 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventLikely a Solar Farm
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)317.46 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.33 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.01 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)20.43 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.87 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.07 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.81
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.48
Maximum Radiative Power34.93 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 27.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 11.90°
Mean Glint Angle39.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.50 km2
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