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Green Sky Answer
Mon Aug 02, 2004
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Hi, I’m Bryan Yeaton, and this is The Weather Notebook. Last month, I asked you what
it means when you look up and see a green sky—something I had the dubious honor
to witness back in 1997. Well, not surprisingly, some of our listeners had also seen
this eerie phenomenon.
LL: Hi, this is Larry Lightner. As far as Nebraska goes, when the sky is green, that
means hail is coming.
P: Hello, this is Perry from Indianapolis. We always seem to see the green sky just
before a tornado or a hailstorm. And the weather gets deadly still, and the sky turns
green, and we all hit the basement.
BY: Leslie Naples of Indianapolis shares that sentiment.
LN: When I see the sky turn green, I run for the basement, because it usually means
there’s an ugly tornado coming very, very quickly. It is the ugliest shade of green, and it
just gives you goose bumps up and down, and you just know that it’s not
right!
BY: Adam Smith lives just outside of Oklahoma City.
AS: And it’s usually when there (are) tornadoes impending, or tornadoes on the
ground. It’s pretty scary.
PH: This is Pat Heaney. Here in New Jersey we don’t see a lot of green skies, but if we
ever do, I’d want to take cover because I think it’s a very low pressure (system), and a
tornado could be forming.
BY: According to John Slown of Albuquerque, N.M.:
JS: The green sky I’m familiar with is a sign of very unsettled convective
weather—usually a tornado somewhere in the area, or likely to occur. It’s a rather
creepy thing to see.
BY: Although the green sky can be a sign of severe weather, tornadoes don’t always
form. And the fun part is—no one knows exactly why it turns green. The Weather
Notebook is supported by the National Science Foundation and Subaru of America.
Today's Links
Green Thunderstorms:
http://www.usatoday.com/weather/resources/basics/green-thunderstorms.htm
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