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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-04-29
Time: 23:56:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-04-30 00:01:10 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261192356172_e20261192358545_c20261192359002.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261192351172_e20261192353545_c20261192354028.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) Clayton County, IA
NWS WFO La Crosse WI
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-29 23:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.903889°, -91.471947°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Clayton County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power44.72 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)298.82 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)17.47 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)35.79 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.82 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.04 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.67 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)29.55 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)14.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power44.72 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 79.20°
Mean Glint Angle57.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Taylor County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-29 23:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.770000°, -94.601387°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Taylor County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.56 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)295.04 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)10.04 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)15.36 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.09 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.78 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.26 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.56 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)7.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.56
Maximum Radiative Power25.56 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 77.20°
Mean Glint Angle54.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NE
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Thayer County, NE
NWS WFO Hastings NE
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-29 23:56:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.153332°, -97.620552°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Thayer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.26 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)297.87 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.03 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)12.04 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.07 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.93 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.27 K
Similar Pixel Count3
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)6.20 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 Power25.26 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 75.00°
Mean Glint Angle50.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KY
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Butler County, KY
NWS WFO Louisville KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-04-29 23:56:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.155834°, -86.858055°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Butler County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power7.90 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)290.40 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.75 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)10.38 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)5.71 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.89 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.85 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.49 K
Similar Pixel Count1
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.24
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power7.90 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 45.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 83.80°
Mean Glint Angle63.30°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.70 km2
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