What most likely caused the three weak storm towers to combine into a single organized storm system by early morning?

When outflows from separate storm cells meet, the boundary between them can force warm, moist air upward and trigger renewed updrafts. Those surges can help neighboring storm towers grow together into a more organized system. The other choices describe an appearance of merging or wind-driven motion, rather than a process that actively strengthens and links the storms.

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