I saw a green cloud? Run!

Have a green swirling storm clouds? Run! This means that the storm is particularly strong and dangerous, and, perhaps, approaching tornado.

Green clouds has long been considered a signal of a coming tornado or hail storm on the tornado Alley — a vast region of the United States, which runs through North Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and later.

Folk wisdom says that the green color of the clouds is due to the frogs and crickets that tornado suck in the sky. In fact, the situation is somewhat different.

So, why are the clouds green? The storm chaser and blogger Pecos Hank explains that the fact that objects absorb and reflect sunlight.

Severe thunderstorms can produce concentrated heavy rains and hail that look like waterfalls. Hunters storms call it a kernel. Sometimes the storm clouds provide a glimpse into the core in flight. If you are under the base of the storm around noon, the kernel often bluish or turquoise. But in the late afternoon and late evening, when there is major storm activity, Golden and reddish sunset light can be mixed with blue sediment core, and the result is a greenish light.

Green cloud is a reliable symptom of a severe thunderstorm. These clouds are often high, and high clouds is an important ingredient for potential hail storms and tornadoes. So, although the green cloud does not mean that a tornado is approaching, they say that a tornado may be close. So if you want to avoid heavy rain, strong winds and lightning, green heavens — a sign that should pack up and leave the dangerous place.

Translated by «Yandex.Translator»