A weird natural phenomenon occurred on December 29, 2021, in the little town of Texarkana, Texas (USA): a fish began to fall from the sky. Small fish, as well as typical raindrops, rained from above during this fish rain, which lasted several minutes.
According to James Audirsch of Orr Maxx, a used automobile dealership, it happened at 4:30 p.m. He claims he and his coworker Brad heard weird loud noises and jumped out onto the street to see fish descending from the sky and splashing loudly to the ground.
“When we opened the door, there was a great rumble of thunder, and when I glanced out, it was pouring heavily, and the fish had fallen to the ground.” “It’s pouring fish!” I said. “No, that’s not true,” Brad said, “but it really is!” and certainly, the fish were dropping all over the place.
Small fish were strewn throughout the auto dealership’s parking area, as well as on the nearby road and at the tire shop next door. The fish, which was 10-13 cm long and belonged to the perch family, was discovered.
Many other residents of Texarkana observed the fish rain and were perplexed by it. The more practical folks gathered the fish in buckets to feed their pets or use as fishing bait.
This is thought to be the first time such rain has been recorded in this city, while other similar events have been documented throughout Texas’ history.
According to research, “fish rain” is a fully normal, if uncommon, phenomenon. This is said to occur when a powerful tornado sweeps over the water, sucking up live organisms such as fish or frogs, and then dropping its “load” in another region.
This notion is frequently questioned since it is difficult to explain how the tornado manages to grab just specific types of fish or frogs while ignoring other marine life.
