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... Conditioning the Air for Overturning A proclivity for overturning is enhanced as the lower atmosphere is warmed. This occurs daily after sunrise, and afternoons are often marked by puffy clouds indicative of rising thermal currents.
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... THUNDERSTORM ORIGINS, MORPHOLOGY, AND DYNAMICS FIGURE 7.2 Photograph in visible light from synchronous Meteorological Satellite SMS-1, 6 May 1975, 1405 CST. A major squall line harboring tornadoes lies across the central United States.
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