Yahoo Finance Hurricane Ian stunning footage: Videos emerge showing mystery shark on street, shipwrecked yachts
The storm surge is so powerful from #HurricaneIan that it has brought a shark into the city streets of Fort Myers.
🎥@BradHabuda pic.twitter.com/RHY0kK5RHR— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) September 28, 2022
Astounding footage is coming out of Florida, which is recovering after being rocked by one of the powerful storms ever recorded in America. Hurricane Ian swept through the state earlier this week, flooding streets, toppling homes and leaving nearly 2 million people without power.
Videos are being posted online of the intense storm and the havoc it wreaked.
One shocking video in particular shows what appears to be a shark thrashing in water in a Fort Myers backyard. While hoax photos of sharks swimming on highways or shopping malls tend to appear after devastating natural disasters, the Associated Press confirmed the footage to be real, with experts saying the creature is either a large fish or a juvenile shark.
After over half a decade of debunking this hoax every time there was a flood or hurricane, I can't believe I'm looking at an honest-to-god street shark.
Good to finally meet you, pal. https://t.co/hwMWX4Peqo— Jane Lytvynenko (@JaneLytv) September 28, 2022
This is a video of a shark washing up on a street in Fort Myers, FL due to #HurricaneIan.
Sharknado was a warning and we failed to prepare.pic.twitter.com/pRrGIuVHO5— TheCOLiberal🌲® (@TheCOLiberal) September 28, 2022
Other footage shows just how powerful the hurricane winds were and the scope of the damage.
Hurricane Ian -
What 15 ft storm surge looks like ...
(credit to Max Olson Chasing)
🔊😰 pic.twitter.com/OqbFkQxD8s— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) September 30, 2022
Sorry for all the I-75 footage, they're the only livecams still up in the area. This was just now in Venice, #Florida and the winds are just insane! #HurricaneIan #Hurricane #Ian pic.twitter.com/5362Wa5OkO
— BirdingPeepWx (@BirdingPeepWx) September 28, 2022
Hurricane Ian doing unreal damage to Florida, yachts floating by. #HurricanIan #Florida pic.twitter.com/fdxGVRwss1
— We Are Protestors (@WeAreProtestors) September 28, 2022
🌀ANOTHER WILD VIDEO!!!🌀
Hurricane Ian doing damage across our viewing area... This video coming in from Fort Myers. It appears part of their roof was ripped right off their house...
Please take this storm seriously... peak winds are 155 MPH
📹:@winknews viewer Bryan Jones pic.twitter.com/uZ53qyR7OS— Greg Rule (@WXRules) September 28, 2022
Houses are destroyed and some are floating away as Ian's eyewall hammers southwest Florida. This is video from Fort Myers Beach, Florida off Estero Blvd by Loni Architects pic.twitter.com/6GqrxLRv9Q
— Kaitlin Wright (@wxkaitlin) September 28, 2022
Absolutely heartbreaking footage captured by our surge probe of catastrophic storm surge washing away homes. I have never seen anything like this. We have now left the area as hoards of emergency crew have arrived. #HurricaneIan
FULL VIDEO - https://t.co/DOJJn2VThV pic.twitter.com/iPBUyVKw4s— Max Olson (@MesoMax919) September 29, 2022
After the hurricane swept through the state, videos and photos emerged showing the devastating aftermath of the storm.
As the eye of Hurricane #Ian moves overhead, the extent of the damage reveals itself.
Meteorologist @MatthewCappucci reports from Punta Gorda. pic.twitter.com/deuIg6kpVD— MyRadar Weather (@MyRadarWX) September 28, 2022
Fort Myers Beach Times Square LEVELED following #HurricaneIan #Ian #HurricanIan pic.twitter.com/V3gHTs5Mx8
— Smurph (@swmurfl) September 29, 2022
Drone footage captured shows yachts and other boats tossed around like matchbox cars and piled on the shore in the wake of Hurricane Ian pic.twitter.com/sYY8cvf3EA
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) September 29, 2022
Fort Myers Beach is gone. Hurricane #Ian’s storm surge caused catastrophic damage. Getting flashbacks to Katrina along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. 😢💔 #flwx pic.twitter.com/xpjYhAIbxf
— Dylan Federico (@DylanFedericoWX) September 29, 2022
The hurricane is now veering north to South Carolina.
