In anticipation of the p owerful Hurricane Milton's arrival in Florida, Publix announced that more than 500 stories will be closing early in preparation. Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall early Thursday on the Gulf Coast of Florida and projected to cross Central Florida and into Brevard.

As Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida, many Publix locations in the Bay Area are reducing hours and closing stores ahead of the storm.

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Stores and restaurants in the path of Hurricane Milton are closing or adjusting hours as the storm approaches. Landfall is expected Wednesday night.

While hours vary depending on the location, several Publix stores in St. Petersburg and Tampa will be closing at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 8, and will close entirely on Wednesday, Oct. 9, before reopening at 9 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 10.

Publix said on its website that many of its Central Florida stores will reopen by 2 p.m. today The popular supermarket chain closed its stores in the path of Hurricane Milton on Tuesday before the storm arrived.

With the storm coming late Wednesday, many stores in Florida have closed or adopted modified hours, but what about the Jacksonville area?

As Hurricane Milton makes its way to Florida, many in the area have asked, “Is My Publix Open?” on social media in hopes to prepare for the storm. According to WESH 2, many locations of the grocery store in Central Florida are operating under abridged hours,

As Hurricane Milton is slated to make landfall in Florida Wednesday evening, Walmart is taking precautions by closing stores. The Category 4 storm is now tracking to hit somewhere south of Sarasota, with winds as fast as 125 mph.