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Fire near Stowell, Texas, United States, September 2026
Detected · VIIRS 375 m (S-NPP, NOAA-20, NOAA-21) · 29.591, -94.337 · first seen 20 September 2026, 18:49 UTC
8,785 MWpeak summed radiative power, 20 Sep
320detections on that day
10 kmwidest extent of the group
1day in the record
First detected 20 September 2026, 18:49 UTC, 23 km SSE of Stowell. Last detected 20 September 2026, 20:29 UTC. Named places of 1,000 people or more within 25 km had a combined population of 1,756 (GeoNames).
| Day (UTC) | MW | Detections | Extent km | Night |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-20 | 8,785 | 320 | 10 | 0.0% |
MW is fire radiative power summed over every detection grouped into the fire in a 24-hour window, across three satellites. Extent is the width of the group of detections, not a mapped perimeter. Night is the share of detections from the night pass. How these are measured.
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