Heavy rains send salmon swimming across flooded Washington highway

Fish out of water! Heavy rains send salmon swimming across a tiny stretch of a flooded highway in Washington

Heavy rains in Washington state sent salmon swimming across a flooded road near the Skokomish River on Sunday
Drivers spotted multiple salmon darting across the US Highway 101 in just a few inches of water
The fish were spotted powering along against the current as cars approached

Heavy rains in Washington state have resulted in salmon bizarrely swimming across the road.

The strange occurrence was captured by several drivers as they approached a flooded road near the Skokomish River in Mason County on Sunday.

Drivers spotted multiple salmon darting across a small stretch of the road on US Highway 101 that was covered in just a few inches of water.

Heavy rains resulted in salmon bizarrely swimming across a flooded road in Washington state at the weekend

The fish were spotted powering along against the current as cars approached.

Footage shot by Terri Sue showed some of the fish stranded in shallow parts as they desperately tried to swim across.

A fish hatchery specialist, Alexis Leonard, was among those to also witness the bizarre incident.

She told CNN that salmon will often making their way to nearby creeks from the Skokomish River so can reproduce.

Drivers spotted multiple salmon darting across a small stretch of the road on US Highway 101 that was covered in just a few inches of water

The fish were spotted powering along against the current as cars approached

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But the creeks regularly flood when it rains heavily and it can send the salmon everywhere.

‘If they’re lucky, it’ll meet up with the creek on the other side of the road, if they’re not they’re stranded,’ Leonard said.

The area has just been lashed with days of heavy rain.

According to the National Weather Service, much of the flooding has since receded and only scattered showers are forecast moving forward.