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Mesoscale Discussion 577
The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Apr 27, 2026, 5:08 PM CDT for 40 counties in Texas. It was in force for 2 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 27, 2026, 5:08 PM CDT (22:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- the Storm Prediction Center
- Concerning
- Severe potential...watch possible
- Chance of a watch
- 40%
All 40 counties
Anderson County, TX, Bell County, TX, Bosque County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Camp County, TX, Cherokee County, TX, Coryell County, TX, Dallas County, TX, Delta County, TX, Ellis County, TX, Falls County, TX, Franklin County, TX, Freestone County, TX, Gregg County, TX, Hamilton County, TX, Henderson County, TX, Hill County, TX, Hopkins County, TX, Houston County, TX, Hunt County, TX, Johnson County, TX, Kaufman County, TX, Lampasas County, TX, Leon County, TX, Limestone County, TX, McLennan County, TX, Milam County, TX, Mills County, TX, Navarro County, TX, Rains County, TX, Robertson County, TX, Rockwall County, TX, Rusk County, TX, San Saba County, TX, Smith County, TX, Titus County, TX, Upshur County, TX, Van Zandt County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wood County, TX
The radar
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
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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</html>SPC that day
Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 7:24 PM CDT | Mesoscale Discussion | SPC | Archer, Baylor, Clay, Montague, Throckmorton, Wichita and 2 more | 2 hr |
| Apr 27, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | Bowie, Camp, Cass, Collin, Dallas, Delta and 21 more | 3 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.