How can it be raining worms?

[Maastricht]

Link:

About 100 worms in total fell out of the sky…Showers of worms have previously been reported across the world. In 2007, a woman in Louisiana was hit by a clump of the creatures dropping from the sky.
And other falls have been reported in Sweden and Norway.
David added: "I spoke with the science department but none of them had any explanation for it.
“One of them thought it was maybe a freak weather thing, but it was a clear calm day. And we’re away from any buildings so it’s not like someone could have been throwing them.”

I can imagine it raining fish (mini tornado + shoal of fish near the surface) but worms? From the ground?

[johnpost]

when the ground becomes saturated with water the worms come to the surface. a strong wind might then pick them up.n

[Maastricht]

That sounds plausible. Still, why only worms? Why not all the other stuff lying about in a rainstorm? Why wouldn’t it rain leaves, twigs and garbage along with the worms?

[johnpost]

frogs too.

i would guess that what can get picked up does. it dumps where its aerodynamics and nature of the wind dictate.

[Shagnasty]

@Maastricht

That sounds plausible. Still, why only worms? Why not all the other stuff lying about in a rainstorm? Why wouldn’t it rain leaves, twigs and garbage along with the worms?

There are a bunch of reports of freak rains of various things including snakes, frogs, and nuts among others over the years in many different parts of the world. As far as I know, it is one of the few really strange phenomenon that is considered legitimate and not perfectly understood.

Rain of animals

[Wakinyan]

I recommend Charles Fort’s The Book of The Damned to anybody who wants an unscientific but in many way fascinating study into these matters. You might have to do a sanity check,* though, afterwards.

• RPG Call of Cthulhu reference.