Is there a fire near Jonesboro right now?
Wildfires near Jonesboro, AR
Updated
22 fire clusters within 80 km; nearest 14 km W, 3 detections in the last 48 h Latest satellite pass with a detection: Sun 2:36 pm local (2026-10-25 19:36 UTC).
Live satellite fire detections within 80 km of Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States, grouped into fire clusters, with the wind direction for smoke. Times are local (America/Chicago).
- Fire clusters within 80 km
- 22 last 48 h
- Nearest fire
- 14 km W 14 km W of Jonesboro
- Hotspot detections nearby
- 100 VIIRS 375 m pixels, last 48 h
- Strongest fire radiative power
- 120 MW intense
Fires near Jonesboro right now
NASA's VIIRS sensors detected 100 thermal hotspots in 22 separate clusters within 80 km of Jonesboro, Arkansas, United States in the last 48 h. The closest is 14 km W of the city centre (14 km W of Jonesboro), with 3 detections and a peak fire radiative power of 13 MW, which is low-intensity for a single 375 m pixel.
4 clusters are within 25 km, close enough that smoke, ash or road closures may affect the city. Distances are measured from the city centre to the nearest detection, not to the fire's edge.
The largest nearby cluster by detections is 45 km NW (46 km NW of Jonesboro) with 14 detections; first seen Sat 1 pm and last seen Sat 2 pm local time.
Across United States there are 576 fire clusters in the same window, 37 of them in Arkansas.
| Fire cluster | From city | Detections | Peak FRP | First seen | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 km W of Jonesboro | 14 km W | 3 | 13 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 19 km NNW of Jonesboro | 15 km NNW | 10 | 41 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 16 km N of Jonesboro | 16 km N | 1 | 0 MW | Sun 3:13 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 23 km NW of Jonesboro | 23 km NW | 2 | 20 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 28 km W of Jonesboro | 28 km W | 1 | 1 MW | Sun 3:13 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 29 km WNW of Jonesboro | 29 km WNW | 4 | 12 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 34 km SSW of Jonesboro | 34 km SSW | 4 | 13 MW | Sat 2:53 pm | Sat 2:53 pm |
| 35 km N of Jonesboro | 35 km N | 3 | 8 MW | Sat 2:53 pm | Sat 2:53 pm |
| 40 km W of Jonesboro | 39 km W | 2 | 23 MW | Sat 2:53 pm | Sat 2:53 pm |
| 41 km SSW of Jonesboro | 41 km SSW | 4 | 6 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 1:13 pm |
| 43 km WSW of Jonesboro | 42 km WSW | 4 | 25 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
| 46 km NW of Jonesboro | 45 km NW | 14 | 27 MW | Sat 1:13 pm | Sat 2:53 pm |
| 47 km N of Jonesboro | 47 km N | 3 | 9 MW | Sat 2:53 pm | Sat 2:53 pm |
| 47 km WSW of Jonesboro | 47 km WSW | 2 | 1 MW | Sat 3:35 am | Sun 3:13 am |
| 51 km SW of Jonesboro | 48 km SW | 14 | 120 MW | Sun 2:34 pm | Sun 2:34 pm |
Smoke and wind
Current wind data was unavailable for this page; smoke generally drifts with the wind, so check local conditions.
Smoke shows up first as PM2.5 on air-quality monitors; the Jonesboro air quality page has the live reading.
Evacuations and official information
GodsView shows satellite detections only. It does not know fire perimeters, containment or evacuation zones. Always follow evacuation orders from local authorities.
InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov) lists federal wildfire incidents. Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and emergency management, often via Genasys Protect (protect.genasys.com) or local alert apps.
About satellite fire detections
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
Fire radiative power (FRP) is the heat a fire gives off, in megawatts per pixel: under 10 MW is usually a small or smouldering fire, over 100 MW an intense flaming front.
Wildfires near other cities
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.