Climate
Nor'easter Floods Northeast Coast, Cuts Power and Drives Shark into New Jersey Streets
September 28, 2026 at 01:07 PM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English
A slow-moving nor'easter battered the US northeast coast on Sunday, flooding neighborhoods, knocking out power, and driving wildlife onto submerged streets.
- The slow-moving storm killed a New York City Housing Authority worker on Saturday and cut power to more than 100,000 customers across the northeast and mid-Atlantic.
- More than 250 flights were canceled at Boston Logan by Sunday morning as wind gusts reached 40 mph, according to the Massachusetts Port Authority.
- Shark researcher Greg Skomal told ABC that a shark swimming through Surf City, New Jersey, floodwaters was a small, harmless smooth dogfish common in those waters.
- National Weather Service lead forecaster Bob Oravec said tidal flooding would persist through high-tide cycles Sunday night as the storm gradually weakened.

