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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-22
Time: 00:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-22 01:01:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261120056178_e20261120058551_c20261120059032.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261120051178_e20261120053551_c20261120054010.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 4
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) ND
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Steele County, ND
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 00:56:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 47.446667°, -97.502220°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Steele County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power143.52 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.57 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)12.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)20.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.83 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)14.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.15 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.28 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.92
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.83
Maximum Radiative Power42.51 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 85.90°
Mean Glint Angle52.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 31.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Stearns County, MN
NWS WFO Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 00:56:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.411110°, -94.530281°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Stearns County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.11 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.92 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.20 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.08 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)2.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.17 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.45 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.11 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.63
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power17.11 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 88.40°
Mean Glint Angle55.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Plymouth County, IA
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 00:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.577499°, -96.316109°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Plymouth County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power17.44 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)293.60 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.61 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.21 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)0.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.94 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.34 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.84 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.94
Maximum Radiative Power17.44 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 87.90°
Mean Glint Angle54.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Unknown
Country/Countries Dominican Republic
County/Locality(s) Unknown, Unknown
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 00:58:53UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 18.676666°, -69.446114°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power4.36 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.70 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.29 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.03 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.00 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.06 K
Similar Pixel Count9
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.52
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power4.36 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 23.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 117.80°
Mean Glint Angle112.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.30 km2
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