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Mesoscale Discussion 935

June 1, 202628 counties in Arkansas; 8 counties in Missouri

The Storm Prediction Center issued this mesoscale discussion at Jun 1, 2026, 1:40 PM CDT for 28 counties in Arkansas; 8 counties in Missouri. It was in force for 50 min.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Jun 1, 2026, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2026, 2:30 PM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: the Storm Prediction Center
Concerning: Severe potential...severe thunderstorm watch likely
Chance of a watch: 80%

All 36 counties

Baxter County, AR, Boone County, AR, Carroll County, AR, Cleburne County, AR, Conway County, AR, Craighead County, AR, Crittenden County, AR, Cross County, AR, Faulkner County, AR, Fulton County, AR, Independence County, AR, Izard County, AR, Jackson County, AR, Lawrence County, AR, Lee County, AR, Marion County, AR, Monroe County, AR, Newton County, AR, Poinsett County, AR, Pope County, AR, Prairie County, AR, Searcy County, AR, Sharp County, AR, St. Francis County, AR, Stone County, AR, Van Buren County, AR, White County, AR, Woodruff County, AR, Christian County, MO, Douglas County, MO, Greene County, MO, Howell County, MO, Ozark County, MO, Stone County, MO, Taney County, MO, Webster County, MO

The radar

The Little Rock radar (KLZK), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:40 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.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 263Jun 1, 2:15 PM CDT

The text

As transmitted.

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SPC that day

Everything else SPC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 2:13 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Arkansas, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Clark and 48 more	9 hr
Jun 1, 5:16 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Baxter, Boone, Cleburne, Conway, Crittenden, Cross and 24 more	119 min
May 31, 7:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bates, Buchanan, Cass, Clay, Jackson, Platte	3 hr
May 31, 8:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Bates, Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Cedar and 18 more	8 hr
May 31, 10:53 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bates, Benton, Camden, Carroll, Cass, Cedar and 20 more	2 hr
Jun 1, 1:54 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Audrain, Bates, Benton, Boone, Callaway, Camden and 26 more	2 hr
Jun 1, 3:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Crawford, Franklin and 17 more	4 hr
Jun 1, 4:02 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Crawford, Franklin, Gasconade, Jefferson, Montgomery, Osage and 6 more	118 min
Jun 1, 6:01 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Iron, Madison, Mississippi, Perry and 4 more	2 hr

Nearby

Mesoscale Discussions in Arkansas, 2026 Mesoscale Discussions in Missouri, 2026 Every 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.