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Little Rock, Arkansas – One of the most extreme weather events in Arkansas history unfolded on December 30, 1990, when a powerful Arctic front swept across the state, producing a dramatic temperature plunge and a rare tornado along the boundary.
According to the National Weather Service in Little Rock, temperatures across Arkansas dropped by as much as 60 degrees within hours as the Arctic air mass surged south. Late that morning, readings ranged from the 70s in southeast Arkansas ahead of the front to near zero in northwest Arkansas behind it, creating an unusually sharp thermal contrast…