The following parks, businesses, and offices in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia have announced closures ahead of Hurricane Helene.
According to Action News Jax’s First Alert Weather Team, Helene is expected to bring life-threatening storm surges, damaging winds, and flooding rains to a large portion of Florida and the southeastern United States.
Helene strengthens into hurricane, heavy rains, tornado risk NE Florida/SE Georgia
Closures
Castillo de San Marcos & Fort Matanzas
Castillo de San Marcos and Fort Matanzas National Monuments in St. Augustine closed starting Wednesday and will remain closed until further notice.
City of Jacksonville Libraries
All libraries in the City of Jacksonville will be closed on Thursday. Patrons should not attempt to return any books to any of the locations during the closure.
State of Florida Seventh Judicial Circuit
All courthouses in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, serving Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia counties, will close on Thursday. First Appearances are included in the closure. Weather permitting, regular court operations are expected to resume Friday.