, South Carolina, USA
1901 - June 27 - There was a rain of fish from the sky at Tiller's Ferry, SC. Hundreds of fish were swimming between cotton rows after a heavy shower.
On June 27, 1901, a bizarre and fascinating event occurred at Tiller's Ferry, South Carolina, when a heavy rain shower was followed by an unusual phenomenon: a rain of fish from the sky. Witnesses reported that hundreds of fish seemingly fell from the heavens and were found swimming between the rows of cotton in the fields. This event puzzled locals and captured the attention of newspapers, sparking curiosity and speculation about its cause.
Scientists and meteorologists have since offered explanations for such occurrences, suggesting that waterspouts or tornadoes over nearby bodies of water could lift fish into the air and carry them over land, where they subsequently fall during rain showers.
June 27, 1901
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