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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-02
Time: 21:31:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-02 21:36:19 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261222131174_e20261222133548_c20261222134040.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261222126174_e20261222128548_c20261222129022.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 5
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Oglala Lakota County, SD
NWS WFO Rapid City SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-02 21:31:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 43.268890°, -102.888885°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Oglala Lakota County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power28.32 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)313.07 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.96 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.51 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)19.59 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.30 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.52 K
Similar Pixel Count13
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.58
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power28.32 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 44.60°
Mean Glint Angle60.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Iowa County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-02 21:31:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.740002°, -92.005280°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Iowa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.28 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.99 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.81 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.30 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.91 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.02 K
Similar Pixel Count17
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.78
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power11.28 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 51.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 51.60°
Mean Glint Angle60.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) CO
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Otero County, CO
NWS WFO Pueblo CO
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-02 21:31:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.064167°, -103.808891°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Otero County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power18.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.06 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.47 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)13.19 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.02 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.98 K
Similar Pixel Count6
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.60 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.12
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power18.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.50°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 41.90°
Mean Glint Angle51.60°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) AL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Tallapoosa County, AL
NWS WFO Birmingham AL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-02 21:32:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 32.595276°, -85.702499°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Tallapoosa County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power5.64 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)294.75 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.35 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.46 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.53 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.17 K
Similar Pixel Count4
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.60 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 Power5.64 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 39.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 55.10°
Mean Glint Angle54.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.20 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/Time2026-05-02 21:33:21UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 22.326389°, -84.337776°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Unknown (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.01 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)307.25 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.19 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.68 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)7.25 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.61 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.33 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.84 K
Similar Pixel Count23
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.88
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power10.01 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 28.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 56.30°
Mean Glint Angle48.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 4.50 km2
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