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Mesoscale Discussion 46
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 24, 2026, 2:17 PM MST for Lea County, New Mexico; 49 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 24, 2026, 2:17 PM MST (21:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 24, 2026, 6:15 PM MST
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Winter mixed precipitation
All 50 counties
Lea County, NM, Andrews County, TX, Bailey County, TX, Borden County, TX, Briscoe County, TX, Childress County, TX, Cochran County, TX, Coke County, TX, Cottle County, TX, Crane County, TX, Crosby County, TX, Dawson County, TX, Dickens County, TX, Ector County, TX, Fisher County, TX, Floyd County, TX, Foard County, TX, Gaines County, TX, Garza County, TX, Glasscock County, TX, Hale County, TX, Hall County, TX, Hardeman County, TX, Hockley County, TX, Howard County, TX, Jeff Davis County, TX, Kent County, TX, King County, TX, Knox County, TX, Lamb County, TX, Loving County, TX, Lubbock County, TX, Lynn County, TX, Martin County, TX, Midland County, TX, Mitchell County, TX, Motley County, TX, Nolan County, TX, Pecos County, TX, Reagan County, TX, Reeves County, TX, Scurry County, TX, Sterling County, TX, Stonewall County, TX, Swisher County, TX, Terry County, TX, Upton County, TX, Ward County, TX, Winkler County, TX, Yoakum County, TX
The radar
The Midland/Odessa radar (KMAF), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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, 5:30 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Borden, Callahan, Childress, Clay and 35 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 23, 10:26 PM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Bowie, Cass, Red River | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 12:29 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Brown, Callahan, Clay, Coke and 45 more | 4 hr |
| Jan 24, 6:47 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Childress, Clay, Collingsworth, Cottle and 13 more | 3 hr |
| Jan 24, 7:53 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Marion, Nacogdoches, Panola and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Jan 24, 9:34 AM MST | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Borden, Briscoe, Childress, Clay and 26 more | 4 hr |
Nearby
Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in New Mexico, 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.