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Mesoscale Discussion 49

January 24, 20265 states

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jan 24, 2026, 7:46 PM CST for 5 states. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jan 24, 2026, 7:46 PM CST (01:46 UTC)
Expired
Jan 25, 2026, 12:45 AM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Winter mixed precipitation
All 63 counties

Arkansas County, AR, Ashley County, AR, Bradley County, AR, Calhoun County, AR, Chicot County, AR, Cleveland County, AR, Columbia County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Dallas County, AR, Desha County, AR, Drew County, AR, Grant County, AR, Greene County, AR, Jefferson County, AR, Lee County, AR, Lincoln County, AR, Lonoke County, AR, Mississippi County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Ouachita County, AR, Phillips County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Prairie County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Union County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Claiborne Parish, LA, East Carroll Parish, LA, Lincoln Parish, LA, Morehouse Parish, LA, Ouachita Parish, LA, Richland Parish, LA, Union Parish, LA, West Carroll Parish, LA, Dunklin County, MO, Pemiscot County, MO, Benton County, MS, Bolivar County, MS, Coahoma County, MS, DeSoto County, MS, Lafayette County, MS, Leflore County, MS, Marshall County, MS, Panola County, MS, Quitman County, MS, Sunflower County, MS, Tallahatchie County, MS, Tate County, MS, Tippah County, MS, Tunica County, MS, Washington County, MS, Yalobusha County, MS, Crockett County, TN, Dyer County, TN, Fayette County, TN, Hardeman County, TN, Haywood County, TN, Lauderdale County, TN, Madison County, TN, Shelby County, TN, Tipton County, TN

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 145 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 24, 7:09 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCrawford, Franklin, Johnson, Logan, Madison, Montgomery and 8 more4 hr
Jan 24, 10:52 PM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCBossier, Caddo, De Soto, Sabine4 hr
Jan 25, 1:23 AM CSTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlcorn4 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Mississippi, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Tennessee, 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.