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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-03
Time: 16:26:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-03 16:31:03 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261231626175_e20261231628549_c20261231629029.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261231621175_e20261231623549_c20261231624018.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) Grant County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 16:26:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.243889°, -96.952774°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Grant County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power25.86 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk, Known Incident: OFarrell WPA RX (HIGH, tdiff=0.04433 days, Point)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.53 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)1.84 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)0.92 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.31 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.57 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.52 K
Similar Pixel Count22
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.70 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.19
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.80°
Mean Glint Angle93.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Spink County, SD
NWS WFO Aberdeen SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 16:26:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 45.160278°, -98.301941°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Spink County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.04 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.89 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)5.66 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)23.57 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)15.09 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.72 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)10.11 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.94
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power27.04 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 57.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 39.50°
Mean Glint Angle94.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 7.40 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) SD
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Sanborn County, SD
NWS WFO Sioux Falls SD
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 16:26:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 44.024166°, -98.143333°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Sanborn County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power48.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)309.00 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)5.11 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.76 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)20.51 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.15 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.60 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.40 K
Similar Pixel Count14
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)3.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.47
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power28.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 56.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.70°
Mean Glint Angle92.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 14.30 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IL
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Cass County, IL
NWS WFO Lincoln IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 16:26:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 40.035278°, -90.248611°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Cass County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.16 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.71 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.71 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.29 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)18.70 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.36 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)1.51 K
Similar Pixel Count18
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)4.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.87
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.98
Maximum Radiative Power13.16 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 31.60°
Mean Glint Angle78.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.10 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) NC
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Duplin County, NC
NWS WFO Newport/Morehead City NC
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-03 16:27:22UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 34.818054°, -77.965279°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Duplin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power6.12 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk (Detection is near a solar farm)
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)299.62 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)2.87 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)1.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)12.95 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)8.42 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.61 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.82 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.50 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.61
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.12 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 40.70°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 21.60°
Mean Glint Angle61.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.30 km2
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