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Mesoscale Discussion 35

January 23, 202627 counties in Arkansas; 23 counties in Oklahoma; 6 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 23, 2026, 5:50 PM CST for 27 counties in Arkansas; 23 counties in Oklahoma; 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 23, 2026, 5:50 PM CST (23:50 UTC)
Expired
Jan 23, 2026, 10:45 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Winter mixed precipitation
All 56 counties

Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Clark County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Garland County, AR, Grant County, AR, Hempstead County, AR, Hot Spring County, AR, Howard County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lafayette County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Little River County, AR, Miller County, AR, Montgomery County, AR, Nevada County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Pike County, AR, Polk County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Union County, AR, Atoka County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Carter County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Cleveland County, OK, Coal County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Grady County, OK, Hughes County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Latimer County, OK, Love County, OK, Marshall County, OK, McClain County, OK, McCurtain County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pittsburg County, OK, Pontotoc County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Bowie County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Red River County, TX

The radar

The Western Arkansas radar (KSRX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 23, 12:55 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAtoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Comanche, Cotton and 10 more5 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2026Every mesoscale discussion in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.