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Early morning convection left behind a rain-cooled outflow boundary across southwestern Oklahoma into the extreme eastern Texas panhandle. This outflow region shows up as a pool of stable air (Lifted Index values greater than zero, blue enhancement). After 21:46 UTC thunderstorms began to form over southwestern Oklahoma, as the southern portion of the outflow boundary acted as a focus mechanism for convective initiation.