Explain the atmospheric conditions of the Central Plains region of the United States that make this location so susceptible to tornadoes.?
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ANSWER: The Central Plains region is most susceptible to tornadoes because it often provides the proper atmospheric setting for the development of the severe thunderstorms that spawn tornadoes. Over the Central Plains (especially in spring) warm, humid surface air is overlain by cooler, drier air aloft, producing a conditionally unstable atmosphere. When a strong vertical wind shear exists (usually provided by a low-level jet and by the polar jet stream) and the surface air is forced upward, large supercell thunderstorms capable of spawning tornadoes may form.
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