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Publix stores in multiple local counties will close early ahead of tropical storm Nicole.
Publix locations in Indian River and St. Lucie counties are set to close at noon on Wednesday, while stores in Martin County will close at 2 p.m. Additionally, some stores in both Palm Beach and Okeechobee counties are scheduled to close early.
Nicole is expected to be a hurricane by the time it makes landfall on Florida's East Coast sometime after midnight.