Is Bacteria Trying to Kill Us With Rain?

after a hailstorm in early spring (carterboy/stock.xchng)

Kind of a scary thought, that bacteria can control the weather.  I mean small bacteria actually having a big role in precipitation, causing it to rain, hail and snow; it gives you thoughts of a world domination plan set into motion by E.coli.

I really think this must freak out people who are germ-a-phobes.  Could you imagine, how much bacteria is in a normal rain storm or snow storm?

The article, Live bacteria can bring on rain, snow and hail, describes how bacteria, fungi, and other organic material in the atmosphere can cause a seeding effect, which could result in cloud formation and an eventual storm.

In hail, researchers, found an exceptionally large concentration of bacteria. 

Scary?  Actually I find it pretty cool that the storms around the world are essentially bacterial highways that connect distant points around the globe.

I wonder, in places where big storms are more common such as hurricanes in the Caribbean, is there also a higher level of bacteria?