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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-20
Time: 16:00:55
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-20 16:01:40 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261101600555_e20261101601013_c20261101601050.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadM2-M6C14_G19_s20261101559555_e20261101600014_c20261101600053.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Hardin County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 16:00:57UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.356388°, -93.160004°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Hardin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.82 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.39 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.36 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.81 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.98 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.46 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.16
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power13.82 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.20°
Mean Glint Angle91.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Grant County, OK
NWS WFO Norman OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 16:00:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.868057°, -97.701942°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Grant County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.24 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.11 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.00 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.12 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.30 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.93
Maximum Radiative Power8.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.10°
Mean Glint Angle88.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) OK
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Osage County, OK
NWS WFO Tulsa OK
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 16:00:59UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 36.813057°, -96.352776°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Osage County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power8.08 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.36 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.76 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.00 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.60 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.56 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.51 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.02 K
Similar Pixel Count7
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.50 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.68
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power8.08 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 48.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.20°
Mean Glint Angle86.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.00 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) McNairy County, TN
NWS WFO Memphis TN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-20 16:01:01UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 35.297779°, -88.474167°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • McNairy County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power9.23 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)300.52 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.13 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.03 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.95 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.61 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.70 K
Image Interval1.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.21
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power9.23 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 43.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 35.00°
Mean Glint Angle75.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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