High winds, heavy rainfall, and widespread flooding continue to impact New Jersey residents as the Nor’easter moves through the state.
The flooding has resulted in the worst flooding in the Garden State since Hurricane Sandy.
Dozens of videos have emerged online showing flooded streets on the Jersey Shore, and some residents were even seen kayaking in the floodwaters.
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An intense nor’easter flooded communities along the Jersey Shore on Saturday, bringing with it strong winds and heavy rainfall. Local residents waded through the flooded streets with some paddling on kayaks. pic.twitter.com/Kr8gkwYnlt
— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 27, 2026
News 12 New Jersey received a video of what appears to be a baby shark swimming through a flooded street in Surf City.
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Per News 12 New Jersey:
A video from a News 12 viewer shows a possible shark sighting in the floodwaters of Surf City.
The viewer said his wife spotted it near their home on Saturday.
The two watched from their front porch as it appeared to swim by and turn into the driveway before heading back underwater.
In Rumson, a fox was spotted swimming in the floodwaters.
🦊 TAIL MOTOR: A neighborhood fox was spotted swimming through heavy floodwaters in Rumson, New Jersey, as numerous communities have become inundated by the long-lasting nor’easter this weekend. pic.twitter.com/wzbXfv6pLg
— FOX Weather (@foxweather) September 27, 2026
New Jersey is not the only state to be hit by the Nor’easter.
New York is also being hit by the coastal storm, with over 37,000 people currently without power, and floodwaters have overtaken several streets in Queens and Suffolk County.
A man in Brooklyn was the first reported death in the storm after he was hit by a falling tree in Brooklyn.
The man has been identified as 56-year-old Leighton Brown.
