Why is it that when a storm can possibly produce a tornado the sky and clouds turn green or green looking? what makes it do that?
2007-11-01 06:48:59 · 4 answers · asked by lrdnitecon 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
Interesting question.
Clouds can take on a greenish look when they are large and/or severe but only some of them seem to do this.
Tornadoes can occur with or without clouds that have that greenish look.
A greenish looking cloud nearly always will contain hail but is not a good indication of either size or amount.
There have been very few printed articles on the subject.
Researchers have not put too much time into solving the question of why the greenish look appears in the first place. Most agree that the green color comes from light being refracted by liquid water droplets and/or ice crystals and there is some suggestion that it most often will be seen near or just after sunset. But, so far, what little research that has been done only indicates that it is a true green color and not a reflection of vegetation. But, no really conclusive answer on how the color originates is known.
My personnel observations are that I have seen only a couple of greenish looking clouds that produced tornadoes. All the others, were more of the usual shades of gray to blue/black colors. I don't know how many I have seen over the years, but quite a few.
Very little research has been done in this area since the greenish color is not a good indicator either for or against having a tornadic storm.
At the moment, this is the best answer I can give, I don't think meteorologists have found the answer for this yet.
2007-11-01 09:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by Water 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Green Storm Clouds
2016-10-20 05:42:31 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Why are storms/storm clouds green when a tornado is possbile?
Why is it that when a storm can possibly produce a tornado the sky and clouds turn green or green looking? what makes it do that?
2015-08-19 05:59:51 · answer #3 · answered by Isabel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm definiely no tornado expert nor a tornado survivor to give an account of what happens to your body if caught inside a tornado. But my logic can agree with the other comments about debris and large flying objects hitting your body (like being in a blender), broken bones and probably not being able to breathe properly from being in such high velocity wind.
2016-03-17 06:52:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a preferential scattering of the light wavelength due to certian sizes of hail and/or rain drops.
2007-11-01 07:27:40 · answer #5 · answered by goshops 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋