Severe Wildfire ● Closed

Forestfire — Volgograd Region, Russian Federation

Icon = what happened · ring colour = how serious: Extreme Severe Moderate Minor

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в отдельных центральных и северо-западных районах Волгоградской области ожидается чрезвычайная пожароопасность (5 класс). На большей части территории области ожидается высокая пожароопасность.

Measurements

Coordinates49.3146, 44.3701
RegionVolgograd Region
Location Precisionpolygon
Issuing AuthorityRussian Federation — ru-roshydromet-en
Cap UrgencyImmediate
Cap CertaintyLikely
Cap Expires2026-09-23T12:00:00-00:00

Official source

Warnings courtesy of the issuing national meteorological service, via the WMO Alert Hub.

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Source updated 27 days ago (Sep 22, 2026 14:05 UTC) · we last heard from WMO Alert Hub (national weather services) 1 minute ago

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Satellite view, before and after

The latest clear Sentinel-2 pass before this event and the earliest one after it.

Before
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 10 Sep 2026, 9 days before this event

10 Sep 2026, 9 days before this event. 7.2% cloud across the tile.

After
Sentinel-2 satellite image of the area on 20 Sep 2026, the day after this event

20 Sep 2026, the day after this event. 17.3% cloud across the tile.

The white ring marks where the event was reported.

Each image is a preview of a whole Sentinel-2 tile — an area of roughly 110 by 110 km, where one pixel is about 320 metres — not a close-up of the event, which may be a small part of it. "Clear" means under 30% cloud across the entire tile, so the exact place that matters can still be hidden. These are pictures for context, not an assessment of damage.

Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026, found through the Earth Search catalogue (Element 84) and served from the AWS Open Data Sentinel-2 archive.

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What to do

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Defensible space, evacuation go-bags, smoke protection, and returning home safely after a wildfire.

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Earlier wildfire events in Russia

Severe and extreme events of the same kind, before this one. Listed for scale, not because they are connected to it.

Nearby & related events

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