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CLOSURES: Tracking what's open and closed in Hurricane Idalia's wake

Multiple closures are still in place with threats of flooding and storm surge lingering throughout the Tampa Bay community.

TAMPA, Fla. — Hurricane Idalia officially made landfall Wednesday morning along Florida's Big Bend near Keaton Beach.

While the brunt of the storm has passed, local schools, bridges and businesses are still dealing with ongoing high tide flooding and storm surge.

Here's a breakdown of what's open and closed in the Tampa Bay area in the wake of Hurricane Idalia.

Airports

✈️ Tampa International Airport is still closed but reopened to arriving flights only at 4 p.m. Wednesday and will resume all flights Thursday morning. 

✈️ St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport is open as of 3 p.m. Wednesday with flights to resume on Thursday as originally planned. 

✈️ Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is open and fully operational as of 8 a.m. Wednesday.

✈️ Orlando International Airport is open, though flight delays are expected.

Schools

✏️ All Tampa Bay-area school districts are closed on Wednesday. 

✏️ Hardee, Highlands, Hernando, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas and Sarasota County schools will reopen on Thursday.

 ✏️ Polk and Citrus County schools will reopen on Friday.

Grocery stores

🛒 Most Publix stores in the Tampa Bay area are open, but a few locations closer to the water remain closed, including:

You can see all Hurricane Idalia-related closure updates for individual Publix locations here. 

🛒 While several Walmart stores in the area are open, a select few remain closed, including:

  • Walmart Supercenter at 23106 US Highway 19 in Clearwater
  • Walmart Supercenter at 2163 W C 48 in Bushnell

You can see all Hurricane Idalia closure updates for individual Walmart stores here. 

🛒 Many Winn-Dixie stores are back open Wednesday, though some remain closed, including:

  • Winn-Dixie at 1651 SE US Highway 19 in Crystal River
  • Winn-Dixie at 1202 West Main Street in Inverness
  • Winn-Dixie at 15200 Municipal Drive in Madeira Beach
  • Winn-Dixie at 1171 South Pinellas Avenue in Tarpon Springs

You can see store closure updates for individual Winn-Dixie locations here.

Bridges

🚗 The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Howard Frankland Bridge, Courtney Campbell Causeway and Gandy Bridge are all open. 

Amusement parks

🎢 Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is still closed on Wednesday and will reopen on Thursday, Aug. 31.

🎢 Walt Disney World is open.

🎢 Universal Orlando Resort is open. 

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