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Old 08-02-2012, 12:42 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR View Post
NE topography has little to do with thunderstorms.Florida is the thunderstorm capital of the world.Convection is the main indgrediant.Hot moist air rising cools and condenses creating towering clouds which release when they became too heavy.Another catalyst for severe storms that could lead to tornadoes are cold fronts with colder air sinking under the rising moist air and starting the spinning,cyclonic motion.The only topographical advantage to mountains is that they can create more upflow but at the same time generally cut the legs out of tornadic activity,hence why most tornadoes are in the plains.
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