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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-04
Time: 01:11:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-04 01:16:02 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261240111176_e20261240113549_c20261240114006.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261240106176_e20261240108549_c20261240109037.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) Bremer County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 01:11:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.814445°, -92.239998°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Bremer County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power47.98 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)301.03 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)18.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)31.34 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.89 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.68 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)17.28 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)94.06 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)10.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder1.00
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power47.98 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 90.90°
Mean Glint Angle55.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Lake County, IN
NWS WFO Chicago IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 01:11:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.621387°, -87.331947°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Lake County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power2.03 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventIndustrial
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)285.56 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.26 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.48 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)8.22 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.73 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.86 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.63 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.40 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.69
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power2.03 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 49.90°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 94.70°
Mean Glint Angle61.60°
Water Fraction1.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Muscatine County, IA
NWS WFO Quad Cities IL
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 01:11:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 41.471943°, -90.826385°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Muscatine County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power11.78 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventIndustrial
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)287.10 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.81 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.72 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.05 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.95 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.70 K
Similar Pixel Count2
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.67
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power6.31 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 92.40°
Mean Glint Angle57.70°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IN
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Daviess County, IN
NWS WFO Indianapolis IN
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 01:11:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 38.576389°, -87.227501°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Daviess County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power13.45 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)288.31 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)7.34 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)7.90 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)6.04 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)13.80 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)7.02 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)5.27 K
Similar Pixel Count15
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)2.30 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 Power13.45 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 46.60°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 96.10°
Mean Glint Angle64.20°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.80 km2
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