GoKawiilNor'easter floods New Jersey town, shark spotted swimming through streets
A powerful nor'easter dumped floodwaters into Surf City, New Jersey over the weekend, turning suburban streets into waterways. A resident captured video of a shark's dorsal fin cutting through the water in a driveway before it headed toward Barnegat Bay. Shark researcher Greg Skomal identified it as a smooth dogfish, a small species common to the area and harmless to humans.
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The storm caused widespread damage across New Jersey and New York, including a fatal tree collapse in Brooklyn and states of emergency declared by both governors, underscoring the severity of the flooding beyond the viral moment. The shark sighting, along with an exposed 19th-century shipwreck and kayakers navigating flooded streets, illustrates how extreme flooding can expose or displace both natural and historical elements in unexpected ways.
- A nor'easter caused severe flooding in Surf City, New Jersey, turning streets into waterways.
- A smooth dogfish, a harmless small shark, was filmed swimming through a residential area before heading to Barnegat Bay.
- The storm also caused fatal tree damage in Brooklyn and prompted states of emergency in parts of New Jersey and New York.
Source: futurism.com — Frank Landymore, 2026-09-30
Published there as: “New Jersey So Flooded That a Shark Was Spotted Swimming Through a Suburban Neighborhood”
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