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There are several factors at work. One of the main components is the Gulf of Mexico, which provides warm moist air, the fuel of thunderstorms. This warm moist air then meets cooler air from Canada and sometimes dry air from the Rockies. This collision often results in the formation of thunderstorms Wind shear then sets the storms rotating, which allows them to produce tornadoes.

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