By Sara G. Miller, Staff Writer | October 2,
2017 11:45am ET
The weather forecast for the coastal city of Tampico, Mexico,
on Sept. 28 may have called for light rain; instead, it got light rain with a
side of fish.
Yes, fish fell from the sky in the northeastern Mexican city,
in the southeastern part of the Tamaulipas state, during a light rain, The
Associated Press reported last week. Tamaulipas state officials posted photos
of four small fish that dropped to the ground during the rain shower.
But can the skies actually rain fish? Turns out, they can.
Scientists believe that fish — or other small aquatic animals — can get sucked
up from oceans or lakes by waterspouts during
a storm. (Waterspouts are tornadoes that touch on water.) Then, strong winds carry
the critters inland before dropping them down on unsuspecting people.
Fishy rains have been documented around the world, from
California to India to England.
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