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Wildfires in Tunica, United States

Right now

2 wildfires recorded here in the last 24 hours.

The most recent data we hold from NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) arrived 9 minutes ago. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

13, recorded here, since 28 August 2026

5 in the last 30 days. Most recent: 16 October 2026 (today).

The 3rd strongest of the 13 recorded here since 28 August 2026.

By month

  • March 20242 detections
  • April 20242 detections
  • June 20242 detections
  • August 202433 detections
  • September 202438 detections
  • October 202473 detections
  • November 20241 detections
  • January 20251 detections
  • June 20254 detections
  • July 20251 detections
  • August 202517 detections
  • September 202574 detections
  • October 202553 detections
  • November 20256 detections
  • January 20262 detections
  • August 20261
  • September 202610
  • October 20262

September 2026 is the most active month of the 3 in our series here, with 10 events.

The months before live collection count satellite fire detections imported from the NASA FIRMS archive, one for each cell of about 110 m on each day, not fires: they cannot be compared with the months after.

Recent events

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Series begins 8 March 2026 for live collection; the monthly chart also counts backfilled detections from 10 February 2024. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

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