Photos circulating the web in China show people's windshields struck by everything from falling tree limbs to falling shrimps, starfish and even an octopus.
Comment: At a glance, this particular image of the octopus looks like it could be fake, but the user has uploaded other related and more believable imagery, and if we take into account the other documentation and that similar has happened elsewhere in the world, it is surely possible.
There's no word yet on whether the mythical chinese sea monster Gonggong has made an appearance. Or perhaps Qingdao city officials should have tried to summon Tam Kung, a god of old who has the power to... forecast weather.
Social media users shared videos they said showed fish swimming down Qingdao streets. The flooding got so bad that residents' cars can be seen mostly submerged in the water.
It was probably a good day to stay home for dinner. Seafood soup, anyone?
Comment: Following a brutal, record breaking winter, spring brought epic flooding and life-threatening hail to nearly every region on the planet: