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County-by-county school closures ahead of what will become Hurricane Helene Tropical Storm Helene forms; expected to become major hurricane before hitting Florida Panhandle this weekSt. Johns County prepares ahead of what will become Hurricane Helene ; county offers free sandbags
The system in the Gulf became Tropical Storm Helene at 11 a.m. Tuesday and is expected to rapidly intensify as it moves north through the Gulf of Mexico. The current track has it becoming a major hurricane before making landfall along Florida’s Panhandle, likely sometime Thursday.The district already had an early release day scheduled Wednesday, but all after-school activities for Wednesday are canceled. The after school care options for elementary and middle schools will continue on Wednesday, but parents are encouraged to pick up their children as early as they can after school to prepare for the storm.
Friday night football games will also be canceled because students cannot play in a game if school is not in session that day.A Jacksonville native and proud University of North Florida alum, Francine Frazier has been with News4Jax since 2014 after spending nine years at The Florida Times-Union.
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