Why does the Florida peninsula experiences the greatest frequency of midafternoon thunderstorms of any place in the United States?

A) It gets the water vapor from the trade winds crossing the Atlantic Ocean that fuels the thunderstorms.
B) It is further south and warmer than any other place in the United States.
C) It is near the Bermuda Triangle.
D) It gets winds blowing from the oceans on both sides and they collide in the middle of Florida and rise to generate thunderstorms.


D

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