Hurricane Irma: Check Savannah Grocery Store Hours Here

SAVANNAH, GA — Savannah store shelves were being hit hard Friday by shoppers prepping for Hurricane Irma. The storm is expected to reach Georgia, likely as a weakened tropical depression, early next week.

Although Irma is still south of Florida, it's official: Georgia and much of Savannah are already being impacted. The Savannah region is under a mandatory evacuation order starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, although highways to the west are already full of vehicles leaving the coast. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

Here is a list of Savannah grocery stores and their hours, which could change according to conditions:

• Lucky Market Savannah at 5501 Abercorn St. is closing early at 8 p.m. Friday.
• Whole Foods Market at 1815 E Victory Dr. will close at 9 p.m. Friday, as normal. Their Saturday hours are to be determined. Call in advance: (912) 358-5829.
• Kroger in the McAlpin Square Shopping Center said that as of Friday afternoon, they predict the pharmacy will close at 5 p.m. and the store will close at 9 p.m. Call in advance: (912) 236-9321.
• Save-A-Lot at 5 E 40th St. will stay open until 8 p.m. Friday. They are currently sold out of their first 24 packs of water, but they have most of the essentials, a store employee told Patch.
• Food Lion at 1040 King George Blvd. will stay open until 11 p.m. A store employee told Patch they "still have quite a bit of water" left as of Friday afternoon. Call in advance for other Food Lion locations.
• Walmart Neighborhood Market at 10530 Abercom St. says hours are to be determined. Call in advance: (912) 712-7007.
• Walmart Supercenter at 6000 Ogeechee Rd. will stay open until 8 p.m.
• Publix at 5500 Abercorn St #2 says their Friday and Saturday hours are to be determined. Call in advance: (912) 353-1260. .

Gov. Nathan Deal issued a state of emergency for 30 counties: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Burke, Candler, Clinch, Coffee, Echols, Emanuel, Jenkins, Jeff Davis, Pierce, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, Ware, Bulloch, Effingham, Evans, Bryan, Chatham, Liberty, Long, McIntosh, Waybe, Brantley, Camden, Charleton and Glynn.

Georgia's Island Residents Have Mixed Feelings On Evacuating:

SEE ALSO:

• Southeast Georgia Evacuations Ordered, Red Cross Shelter Locations
• Hurricane Irma: Georgia Ports To Close In Savannah, Brunswick
• Hurricane Irma Jogs West, Weakens But Still Threatens Georgia
• Douglas County Prepping For Hurricane Irma

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