It's raining so much in Florida that a manatee swam onto a woman's lawn

(Image credit: Screenshot/glassartistry Instagram)

published 7 June 2016

Although a weather system named "Colin" doesn't sound very impressive, the tropical storm has brought with it heavy winds and tornado warnings to the coast of Florida — as well as a whole lot of rain. So much rain, in fact, that sea creatures are rising from the depths to reclaim the earth as their own.

Well, kind of. This manatee, anyway, swam onto a Florida woman's lawn after the swollen tidewaters let it cross a seawall:

OMG one of the coolest thing I've ever seen happen... right in our own backyard! Squeeeeeeeel! Because of the rain, the tide was up over the seawall about a foot. The water was moving around and I thought maybe I'd get lucky and see a manatee. I couldnt believe it! I saw TWO!! Then one pulled itself up over the seawall and started snacking away on our freshly mowed grass! I am so happy I recorded It!#manatee #cool #icantbelieveitA video posted by Nancy Smith (@glassartistry) on Jun 5, 2016 at 1:39pm PDT

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.

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