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Mesoscale Discussion 36
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 23, 2026, 6:30 PM CST for 4 counties in Oklahoma; 41 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2026, 6:30 PM CST (00:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2026, 10:30 PM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Winter mixed precipitation
All 45 counties
Cotton County, OK, Harmon County, OK, Jackson County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Borden County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Childress County, TX, Clay County, TX, Coke County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Foard County, TX, Garza County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Howard County, TX, Jack County, TX, Jones County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Knox County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Motley County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dyess AFB radar (KDYX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted.
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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 9:22 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Adair, Cherokee, Cleveland, Creek, Haskell, Hughes and 12 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 11:26 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | McCurtain | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | LeFlore, Sequoyah | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:29 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Choctaw, Coal, Jefferson and 5 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 7:47 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Comanche, Cotton, Greer, Harmon, Jackson, Jefferson and 3 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 10:34 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton and 21 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:53 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches, Panola and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 3:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Andrews, Bailey, Borden, Briscoe, Childress, Cochran and 43 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
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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.