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Mesoscale Discussion 554

April 26, 20268 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 26, 2026, 7:24 PM CDT for 8 counties in Oklahoma; 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Apr 26, 2026, 7:24 PM CDT (00:24 UTC)
Expired
Apr 26, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning
Tornado watch 151

Counties Carter County, OK, Comanche County, OK, Cotton County, OK, Garvin County, OK, Jefferson County, OK, Love County, OK, Stephens County, OK, Tillman County, OK, Archer County, TX, Baylor County, TX, Clay County, TX, Montague County, TX, Throckmorton County, TX, Wichita County, TX, Wilbarger County, TX, Young County, TX

The radar

The Altus AFB radar (KFDR), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watches that followed

Watches SPC issued over any of the same counties within four hours of this discussion.

The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 26, 7:40 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage, Ottawa and 2 more65 min
Apr 26, 8:48 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Comanche and 17 more2 hr
Apr 26, 9:38 PM CDTTornado WatchSPCAlfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Custer, Dewey, Ellis and 16 more6 hr
Apr 26, 10:56 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAdair, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Osage and 2 more94 min
Apr 27, 1:55 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCCraig, Delaware, Ottawa95 min
Apr 27, 2:07 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCCraig, Delaware, Mayes, Nowata, Ottawa7 hr
Apr 27, 6:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPCChoctaw, LeFlore, McCurtain, Pushmataha3 hr
Apr 27, 5:08 PM CDTMesoscale DiscussionSPCAnderson, Bell, Bosque, Burnet, Camp, Cherokee and 34 more2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Oklahoma, 2026Mesoscale Discussions in Texas, 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.