King tides flood North Shore Drive on Anna Maria Island

ANNA MARIA ISLAND, Fla. (WWSB) - Water spilled onto North Shore Drive on Anna Maria Island as king tides brought higher-than-normal water levels to the coast. Manatee County officials had warned residents to be on the lookout for flooding this weekend.Water spilled out from the bay and onto the roadway, forcing people to change their routes. Some drivers slowed down and made their way through the water, while others had to find another way around.Sharon Cooper, who is visiting the Suncoast, said she and others received an alert about the possible flooding.“We had gotten an alert that said, be on the lookout. However, on my walk, I wasn’t expecting to see it,” Cooper said.Manatee County approves more than $100 million for stormwater, hurricane recovery projectsSome visitors who have come to the area for decades said they had never seen this before.“Never, never like this. And not when — especially when we don’t have weather. I mean, it wasn’t a storm,” said Allison Stinson, who is also