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Little Rock, Arkansas – Arkansas sits in the heart of Dixie Alley, one of the nation’s most active tornado corridors, giving residents only minutes to act when an alert is issued.
According to the National Weather Service, tornadoes occur most frequently between the Rocky Mountains and west of the Appalachians, placing Arkansas in a high-risk zone for severe storms. The state averages dozens of confirmed tornadoes in many years, with peak activity in spring and another surge in late fall when strong storm systems track across the South…