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Yes. Tornadoes occur during thunderstorms. Rain plays a significant role in the thermodynamic processes of a thunderstorm can help determine whether or not a storm will produce a tornado. A thunderstorm cannot develop the potential for tornadoes if there is not enough vertical wind shear, or difference in wind speed and direction with altitude. A tornado is itself a vortex of very powerful winds.

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