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King Tide floods Tampa Bay coast

If you didn’t make it to the beach this weekend, it’s likely the beach made it to you, if you live anywhere near the coast.

Gulf waters crept into streets on St. Pete Beach. In some areas, the water levels reached as high as four feet deep

ABC Action News investigated the area of Casablanca Avenue where people, cars, trucks - whoever- was trying to get through was having a tough time.

“I just can’t believe this,” Janis Allwood, who lives less than a mile from the white sands of St. Pete Beach, said.

Man people could be seen wading through the water for fun, others driving cautiously hoping the water didn’t reach too high and into their vehicles.