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Mesoscale Discussion 40
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 24, 2026, 1:29 AM CST for 11 counties in Oklahoma; 51 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2026, 1:29 AM CST (07:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2026, 5:30 AM CST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Winter mixed precipitation
All 62 counties
Atoka County, OK, Bryan County, OK, Carter County, OK, Choctaw County, OK, Coal County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Johnston County, OK, Love County, OK, Marshall County, OK, Murray County, OK, Pushmataha County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Brown County, TX, Callahan County, TX, Clay County, TX, Coke County, TX, Coleman County, TX, Collin County, TX, Comanche County, TX, Cooke County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Denton County, TX, Eastland County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Erath County, TX, Fannin County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Grayson County, TX, Haskell County, TX, Hood County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Jack County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Jones County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Knox County, TX, Lamar County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Montague County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Parker County, TX, Rains County, TX, Red River County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Runnels County, TX, Shackelford County, TX, Somervell County, TX, Stephens County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Tarrant County, TX, Taylor County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Tom Green County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wise County, TX, Young County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:31 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, 6:30 PM CST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cotton, Harmon, Jackson, Tillman | 4 hr |
| 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, 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
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 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.