What are the records of Apple Rain?

On December 12, 2011, a rain in Coventry, England, surprised drivers who were accustomed to bad weather - shortly after the evening rush hour that day, the Condon area of ​​Coventry An "apple rain" suddenly started falling on a street in Beijing. Many drivers and pedestrians were unable to dodge and were hit by the falling apples.

Local residents were surprised by the apple rain. Some people think the apples fell from the plane, while others suspect it was a prank played by children.

A local driver said that she and her husband drove through Kangdun District at 6:45 p.m., “These apples that I don’t know where they came from suddenly fell from the sky. There were other vehicles on the road at the time, Everyone hurriedly braked to avoid it, but our hood was still hit by these small green apples. I think some cars must have been damaged.”

At that time, the female driver and her husband were hit. They couldn't believe what they saw. Later, they drove back to this street in Kangdun District and carefully checked the road. They found that there were still apples scattered on the road, many of which had been crushed by vehicles. She said: "I am very familiar with this area. There are no apple trees here at all."

The British Meteorological Office explained the phenomenon of apples falling from the sky on the 14th, saying that it may be caused by water pressure in the air. Caused by vortices, that is, in windy and rainy weather, apples may be swept away by the cyclone formed by the storm, move forward with the airflow, and finally fall from the sky. It is reported that the storm can carry the apple forward about 161 kilometers.