What color and shape will the clouds have to be for a tornado to occur?

Question

The winds blowing steady and the clouds are white over one side of the city and purple over the other side!!!

Answer 1

There are a few signs that can signal tornadic development. If there are any low hanging, ragged looking or rotating clouds, these are known as wall clouds. A funnel cloud (rotation extending from the cloud but NOT touching the ground) can form in this area. Also remember the "tornado sequence" which is wind, rain, hail, sudden calmness. Tornadoes form on the "back" of a thunderstorm cell, where moist, warm air is drawn into the updraft of the storm, causing rotation if conditions are just right.

A green or orange tint to the clouds does not indicate tornadoes, but indicates hail. Sunlight is filtered by towering cloud, rain drops, and hailstones to give the cloud a greenish tint. However, large hail does occur with many tornadic/severe thunderstorms, which has led to the belief that the greenish color means a tornado is forming.

Answer 2

I was in texas once visiting my cousin. I heard that a thunder storm was coming in the area, but I didn't think much about it. I'm from NY so I didn't worry about tornadoes. I fell alseep in her hammock for 10 minutes, and when I woke up it was 15 degrees colder, and I'd never seen a sky so green in my life. A few minutes later, a tornado hit the area. Green, green, green.

Answer 3

Tornados come with thunderclouds, usually lots of severe thunderclouds. Some people say that you can tell when a tornado is coming because the clouds are green, but it is not a guaranteed warning.

Answer 4

just look for a funnel cloud its long and it look like it rolles across the sky it usally happens in the begging of a storm

Answer 5

deep grey
and watch for "high" lightning