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Mesoscale Discussion 38
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 23, 2026, 11:26 PM CST for 4 states. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 23, 2026, 11:26 PM CST (05:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2026, 4:30 AM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Freezing rain
All 37 counties
Arkansas County, AR, 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, Phillips County, AR, Pike County, AR, Polk County, AR, Sevier County, AR, Union County, AR, Bolivar County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Washington County, MS, McCurtain County, OK, Bowie County, TX, Cass County, TX, Red River County, TX
The radar
The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:25 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 | Crawford | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 1:18 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cleburne, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross and 28 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 8:53 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Arkansas, Ashley, Bradley, Calhoun, Chicot, Cleveland and 10 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 5:54 AM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, DeSoto, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee and 10 more | 6 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:17 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Alcorn, Benton, Calhoun, Carroll, Chickasaw, Choctaw and 16 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 23, 6:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cotton, Harmon, Jackson, Tillman | 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, 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.