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Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-05-04
Time: 16:06:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-05-04 16:11:04 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261241606176_e20261241608549_c20261241609022.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261241601176_e20261241603549_c20261241604006.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) Sac County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 16:06:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.376110°, -95.053055°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Sac County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power15.70 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)310.05 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.48 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)2.31 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.92 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)21.08 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.09 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.39 K
Similar Pixel Count24
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.30 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.39
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power15.70 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 53.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.60°
Mean Glint Angle88.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.70 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KY
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Perry County, KY
NWS WFO Jackson KY
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 16:06:52UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.367779°, -83.255836°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Perry County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power14.92 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)291.80 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)4.65 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)4.62 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)3.35 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)19.93 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.43 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.24 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.90 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.84
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power14.92 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 44.40°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 28.40°
Mean Glint Angle69.50°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.60 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) KS
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Barber County, KS
NWS WFO Dodge City KS
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 16:06:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 37.248055°, -98.771667°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Barber County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power12.96 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)312.97 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.83 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.52 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)15.27 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.29 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.73 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)4.68 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)1.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.93
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter1.00
Maximum Radiative Power12.96 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.00°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 38.60°
Mean Glint Angle84.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.20 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Austin County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-05-04 16:07:50UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 29.976389°, -96.510559°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Austin County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power10.73 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)303.93 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)3.05 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)3.96 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)11.50 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)16.21 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)3.31 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)2.80 K
Similar Pixel Count25
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)0.80 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.44
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.78
Maximum Radiative Power10.73 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.20°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 34.30°
Mean Glint Angle72.40°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.40 km2
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