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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-22
Time: 15:51:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-22 15:56:01 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261121551178_e20261121553551_c20261121554012.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261121546178_e20261121548551_c20261121549010.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) Pennington County, MN
NWS WFO Grand Forks ND
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 15:51:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 48.149166°, -95.676392°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Pennington County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power49.81 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.13 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.24 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.84 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.19 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.73 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.48
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power49.81 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 59.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 47.80°
Mean Glint Angle102.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Dodge County, MN
NWS WFO La Crosse WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 15:51:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.137222°, -92.689445°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Dodge County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.01 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.15 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.78 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.56 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.36 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.94 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.71 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.10 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.72
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 54.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.70°
Mean Glint Angle93.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.80 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) MN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Houston County, MN
NWS WFO La Crosse WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 15:51:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.817223°, -91.401665°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Houston County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power20.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.54 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.68 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)14.46 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.47 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.00 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.51
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.97
Maximum Radiative Power10.09 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 42.80°
Mean Glint Angle92.10°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 13.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Dallas County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 15:51:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.790279°, -94.062225°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Dallas County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.06 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.51 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.51 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.84 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.31 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.27 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.85 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.65
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power25.06 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 43.20°
Mean Glint Angle91.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Starr County, TX
NWS WFO Brownsville TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-22 15:52:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 26.526388°, -98.522224°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Starr County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.58 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)308.67 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.70 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.25 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)10.28 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.86 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.76 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.98 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.89
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power18.58 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 40.50°
Mean Glint Angle77.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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