Texarkana in the US State of Texas has witnessed a strange weather phenomenon, where small fish fell from the sky with rain in the last days of last year.
"2021 is not pulling out all of the tricks… including raining fish in Texarkana today… and no, this isn't a joke," Texarkana authorities explained in a Facebook post.
They added: "Animal rain is a phenomenon that occurs when small water animals like frogs, crabs, and small fish are swept up in waterspouts or drafts that occur on the surface of the earth. They are then rained down at the same time as the rain."
"While it’s uncommon, it happens, as evidenced in several places in Texarkana today. So, show us your fishy pics! And please, for the sake of everyone, let’s tiptoe into 2022 as quietly as possible.," they added.
In an interview with "CNN", meteorologist Michael Perry said: "The only way to release how this was happening, which resulted in these little fish falling out from the sky with a thunderstorm, would be a little whirlwind that sucks up water and anything in it, raising it to the base of the cloud. Despite the rarity of these facts, they do happen."
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Many Social media platforms published videos about this phenomenon that people witnessed.
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Contributed by Israa Farhan
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