A CITY in Texas is closing out the year with some pretty fishy weather.
Residents in Texarkana were shocked to see fish falling from the sky on Wednesday due to a freak weather phenomenon.
The bizarre event started as a normal rainstorm on Wednesday afternoon, before residents saw fish fall from the sky and land in their own front yards.
Though it happened fast, countless photos and videos of the bizarre storm were uploaded to the internet as residents found fish in yards and parking lots throughout the small town.
The National Geographic Society has explained this phenomenon as “animal rain,” and there are apparently reports of it dating back to ancient civilization.
“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,” said the City of Texarkana in a Facebook post. “They are then rained down at the same time as the rain.”
However, meteorologists with the National Weather Service said Thursday that there were no reports of nearby waterspouts during the storm, according to KHOU11.
The reports of falling fish were also made in a separate city across the Arkansas state line.
“I guess if you live long enough, you get to see a lot of stuff,” said a resident who shared his experience on Youtube. “Today I got to see fish that were dumped after a rainstorm — something I never thought I’d see.”
Texarkana residents were encouraged to share their fishy photos on The City’s Facebook.
