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It rained fish over a Texas town this week in a bizarre weather event
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Earlier this week, residents of Texarkana reported small fish falling from the sky. The swimmers were likely picked up by a waterspout and dropped back down to earth as it lost momentum, the city told residents in a Facebook post.
Earlier this week, residents of Texarkana reported small fish falling from the sky in what seemed like an epochal weather event. The reality was more mundane: The swimmers, many of them palm-sized, were likely picked up by a waterspout and dropped back down to earth as it lost momentum, the city told residents in a Facebook post.
The fish showers are an example of "animal rain," the city explained, and "while it's uncommon," it can happen when the weather is just right -- and the fish are just light enough.
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