Davis County Clipper | 1981-01-14 | Page 65 | Darker the Clouds. More Dangerous the Storm?

Darker The Clouds, More Dangerous The Storm? Is it true that the darker the cloud, the more dangerous the storm? Does the color of a cloud really mean anything or is it just the condition or reflection reflec-tion of light in the sky at the time? SINCE WATER particles that make up clouds really have no color, the darkness often exhibited by a rain or storm clo'i.i actually results if there is a I .k of light reflection inside the cloud and not any color of the cloud particles themselves. A dark cloud is likely to hav e greater moisture content and. therefore, greater potential for rain, wind and electricity (lightning). IN THE summer, dark clouds which reach down almost to the earth are often the squall line front of a thunderstorm thun-derstorm and highly dangerous danger-ous for aircraft and all those they pass above. These clouds usually feature a downdraft. and contain lightning light-ning though (he greatest lightning danger from a thun-derhead thun-derhead comes during (he second half of the storm, not the first.