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Golden_Bee_Moth OP t1_ixdiwov wrote

Reply to comment by C4bl3Fl4m3 in most Pennsylvania things that happen to me is somewhat recent times by Golden_Bee_Moth

My mom stands by it always says green tinted clouds means tornadoes

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hufarted-me t1_ixe21wq wrote

As a feller from Kansas originally, I can at least confirm that the green cloud thing is widely believed.

Every tornado I have ever seen was preceded by green sky and hail, so I kinda understand where folks are coming from.

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C4bl3Fl4m3 t1_ixdp68z wrote

Science has proven her wrong. You can find more websites on it if you like.

Being wrong at this means she could be DEAD wrong.

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ScienceWasLove t1_ixgtybt wrote

You should read the article you quoted. Sure green skies don’t always lead to a tornado per the article, but the article doesn’t 100% dismiss the phenomena either:

“However, thunderstorms that are large enough to produce a green sky, often are severe enough where they end up producing large hail and even tornadoes.”

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C4bl3Fl4m3 t1_ixhfw43 wrote

This is true, but the idea that you HAVE to have a green sky to have a tornado is more what's in question here. The absence of a green sky does NOT mean the absence of a tornado, and to bet on that means you could end dead.

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