15 June 2026: The GOES-East satellite went into safe mode at 2023 UTC (323pm CDT) following a spacecraft anomaly. No data is being transmitted and the length of outage is unknown.

Wildfire Notification Report

Date: 2026-07-08
Time: 17:46:17
Production Date and Time: 2026-07-08 17:51:23 UTC
Primary Instrument: GOES-19 ABI
Wmo Spacecraft Id: 666
Location/orbit: GEO
L1 File: OR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261891746171_e20261891748549_c20261891749009.nc
L1 File(s) - TemporalOR_ABI-L1b-RadC-M6C14_G19_s20261891741171_e20261891743548_c20261891744015.nc
Number Of Thermal Anomaly Notifications: 3
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) IA
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Black Hawk County, IA
NWS WFO Des Moines IA
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Clear)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-08 17:46:51UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 42.498611°, -92.329170°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Black Hawk County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power27.22 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventOil/Gas
Event Priority Ranking5
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)306.24 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)6.24 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)6.42 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)9.45 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)18.32 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.30 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)6.11 K
Similar Pixel Count20
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)-0.20 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.74
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.73
Maximum Radiative Power27.22 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 52.30°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 20.60°
Mean Glint Angle72.80°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 6.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) TX
Country/Countries United States
County/Locality(s) Houston County, TX
NWS WFO Houston/Galveston TX
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-08 17:47:20UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 31.168333°, -95.687225°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Houston County (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power63.65 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)321.65 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)13.74 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)9.82 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)16.16 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)26.38 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)12.77 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)11.36 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)9.00 K
Image Interval5.00 minutes
Fraction of Surrounding LWIR Pixels that are Colder0.97
Fraction of Surrounding Red Channel Pixels that are Brighter0.87
Maximum Radiative Power63.65 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 42.80°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 12.40°
Mean Glint Angle54.90°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 5.50 km2
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Possible Wildfire

Basic Information
State/Province(s) Chihuahua
Country/Countries Mexico
County/Locality(s) Buenaventura, Chihuahua
NWS WFO N/A
Identification MethodEnhanced Contextual (Cloud)
Mean Object Date/Time2026-07-08 17:47:49UTC
Radiative Center (Lat, Lon): 30.642500°, -107.366943°
Nearby Counties (meeting notification criteria):
  • Buenaventura (0.00 km)
Total Radiative Power Anomalyn/a
Total Radiative Power192.15 MW
Map:
Additional Information
Notification Status New Feature
Type of EventNominal Fire Risk
Event Priority Ranking4
Maximum Observed BT (3.9 um)335.78 K
Observed - Background BT (3.9 um)9.85 K
BT Anomaly (3.9 um)8.60 K
Maximum Observed - Clear RTM BT (3.9 um)17.64 K
Maximum Observed BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)24.97 K
Observed - Background BTD (3.9-10/11/12 um)9.92 K
BTD Anomaly (3.9-10/11/12 um)28.68 K
Similar Pixel Count0
BT Time Tendency (3.9 um)8.40 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 Power102.78 MW
Maximum Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Total Radiative Power Uncertainty0.00 MW
Mean Viewing Angle 50.10°
Mean Solar Zenith Angle 21.10°
Mean Glint Angle70.00°
Water Fraction0.00
Total Pixel Area 12.50 km2
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