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Medium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 30.192°N, 85.113°W — Near Blountstown, FL, United States
Reported by NOAA HMS Smoke Detection
NOAA HMS classified a satellite-observed smoke area near Blountstown, Florida, as medium density, based on GOES-EAST observations from 2026-10-20T17:00:00.000Z to 2026-10-20T20:00:00.000Z. The source says this is an observed smoke extent, not a ground-level air-quality measurement or health alert.
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- Affected location: Blountstown, Florida, United States
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It records satellite-observed smoke extent while explicitly not measuring ground-level air quality or signaling a health alert.
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Generated scores
Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.
- Confidence
- 7/10
- Geographic reach
- 2/10
- Global importance
- 2/10
- Impact magnitude
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Primary official sources
- NOAA HMS Smoke DetectionMedium satellite-observed smoke area centered at 30.192°N, 85.113°W — Near Blountstown, FL, United StatesNOAA/NESDIS Hazard Mapping System (HMS) Usage terms
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