Fins in Florida floodwater draw viewers to LOCAL 12
The Cincinnati station's most-watched new upload shows an aquatic animal swimming past traffic and workers on a submerged road.
Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.
Flooded Florida road appears to have an unexpected visitor
Windshield wipers supply the soundtrack as a camera inside a stopped car catches fins cutting through a flooded Florida road. Vehicles pass, two workers in neon rain gear approach, and the animal splashes near their feet before swimming toward the camera.
LOCAL 12's "Flooded Florida road appears to have an unexpected visitor" reached roughly 28,000 views, making it the most watched of the station's new uploads this week. Its description calls the animal an apparent shark, rather than offering a confirmed identification. Viewers are asking whether anyone helped it reach deeper water; others hear an accidental resemblance to the Jaws soundtrack in those squeaking wipers.
The station posted 21 videos during the week. The Florida clip and its report on charges following a fairground swing-ride incident are drawing the most daily views, followed by a report about an elderly man's escape from abuse in Maryland.
Closer to its Cincinnati home, LOCAL 12 also covered residents facing a deadline to leave a trailer-home neighborhood outside Maysville after Meta bought the land for a data center complex. That report brings the expansion of digital infrastructure down to a very local question: where people will live.
Subscribers were unchanged over the week, while daily viewing is currently more than half above its usual level. Nearby in channel size, FOX6 News Milwaukee is also seeing elevated daily viewing, while CBS Boston is quieter than usual. For LOCAL 12, the Florida floodwater clip remains the strongest source of momentum among its recent uploads.
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What viewers say
The windshield wipers sounding like the music from Jaws😅🤣😅
@eddienesmith4478See it on YouTubeSo, do the windshield wipers owe John Williams royalties?
@AustinS1See it on YouTubeThe beginning of every shark movie that I love.
@vickifrost6705See it on YouTube
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The videos drawing views on LOCAL 12 right now
Pair of teens charged after causing ride to go out of control; riders…24,330 views · 2026-11-09
Elderly man found naked in yard, two arrested8,691 views · 2026-11-09
Meta land purchase forces residents out within 90 days1,712 views · 2026-11-09
Sheriff reveals alleged motive in deadly Citibank attack1,247 views · 2026-11-09
Police end dig for missing Ohio man's body, say they have persons of …1,199 views · 2026-11-09
- Channel
- LOCAL 12
- Subscribers
- 284,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 907,072
- Videos published this week
- 21
- Video published
- November 8, 2026
- Video views so far
- 27,768
- Views on its first day
- 16,410
The numbers
Here is LOCAL 12's week in views and subscribers.


