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Can a tornado happen in a high pressure system?

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It is possible but unlikely. Tornadoes need thunderstorms to develop and high pressure systems suppress thunderstorm formation. Those thunderstorms that do develop in a high pressure system will generally not be strong enough or organized enough to produce tornadoes. The thunderstorms that produce tornadoes more often occur along fronts which are associated with low pressure systems.

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