<p>Or in other words, does it increase the amount of heat+moisture advection from the Gulf of Mexico into the Central United States? And is this increase associated with increased CAPE/tornado/thunderstorm activity?</p>

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When you say "does it increase the amount of heat+moisture advection from the Gulf of Mexico" do you mean that the waters in the Gulf of Mexico have warmed up because of the El Nino event, therefore the evaporation is higher?
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How does El Niño affect thunderstorm/tornado/CAPE activity in the central United States?
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# How does El Niño affect thunderstorm/tornado/CAPE activity in the central United States?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-05-25)

Or in other words, does it increase the amount of heat+moisture advection from the Gulf of Mexico into the Central United States? And is this increase associated with increased CAPE/tornado/thunderstorm activity?

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> **username_1**: When you say "does it increase the amount of heat+moisture advection from the Gulf of Mexico" do you mean that the waters in the Gulf of Mexico have warmed up because of the El Nino event, therefore the evaporation is higher?  

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