DESCRIPTIVE TEXT NARRATIVE FOR SMOKE/DUST OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY
THROUGH 2230Z October 11, 2025
SMOKE: Mississippi Valley: Numerous agricultural fires were seen this afternoon/evening producing mostly light density smoke across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama northward into Arkansas, and southeast Missouri. Northern California: Agricultural fires could been seen in the northern Central Valley that produced light density smoke seen moving southeast from source. Central Canada: Fires were seen burning in southern/central Saskatchewan and Manitoba with some producing light smoke that moved northward. From Earlier Today Midwest CONUS/Ohio Valley Region/South-Central CONUS/Northeastern Mexico/Eastern Gulf of America… Light smoke was observed this morning in the Midwest and Ohio Valley, extending east across Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, reaching western Pennsylvania, where it appears to be continuing northward. Additional, light-density smoke was observed across the South-Central United States, extending southwest through southern Texas into northeastern Mexico and the eastern Gulf of America. The smoke may include remnants of yesterday’s agricultural burning along the Mississippi Valley, as well as smoke from today’s active fires. JK THIS TEXT PRODUCT IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO DESCRIBE SIGNIFICANT AREAS OF SMOKE ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE FIRES AND SMOKE WHICH HAS BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FIRES AND DRIFTED SOME DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE SOURCE FIRE, TYPICALLY OVER THE COURSE OF ONE OR MORE DAYS. AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE ALSO DESCRIBED. USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO VIEW A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THESE AND OTHER PLUMES WHICH ARE LESS EXTENSIVE AND STILL ATTACHED TO THE SOURCE FIRE IN VARIOUS GRAPHIC FORMATS ON OUR WEB SITE: JPEG:http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/land/fire/currenthms.jpg Smoke data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Smoke_Polygons Fire data: https://satepsanone.nesdis.noaa.gov/pub/FIRE/web/HMS/Fire_Points ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS REGARDING THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE SENT TO: SSDFireTeam@noaa.gov