‘I was nervous’: Resident recounts evacuating Manasota Key Road flooding

MANASOTA KEY, Fla. (WWSB) - Crews worked Saturday to clear sand and debris from Manasota Key Road after floodwaters that trapped two vehicles Friday afternoon receded, leaving mounds of sand across the roadway and into yards.Diane Supernat, who lives off Manasota Key Road, evacuated her home as the water rose.“I was nervous,” Supernat said, “I was in the house on my computer and walked out on the lanai and just a waterfall coming into the boat basin. I looked all around the house and it’s just coming over and not stopping.”Sand left two vehicles stuckGavin Gauthier, a Venice resident, said he didn’t expect to see sand one day later.“I was expecting it just to be a little bit of water I wasn’t expecting sand at all,” Gauthier said.The sand is what left two vehicles stuck for hours Friday afternoon. Englewood Fire said wave action played a big role in the flooding. Gauthier said he could attest to the size. “Yesterday they were twice maybe even triple in size,” Gauthier said, referring t