In the United States, why are cyclonically (counterclockwise) rotating supercell thunderstorms produced much more freque

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In the United States, why are cyclonically (counterclockwise) rotating supercell thunderstorms produced much more freque

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In the United States, why are cyclonically (counterclockwise)
rotating supercell thunderstorms produced much more frequently than
anticyclonically (clockwise) rotating ones?
The earth's rotation produces storms that rotate
cyclonically
OR
The environmental vertical wind shear leads to an upward
pressure force favoring the cyclonically rotating storm
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