{"id":1810,"date":"2019-08-30T09:33:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T13:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2019-08-30T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2019-08-30T13:33:20","slug":"polk-county-stores-sell-out-of-emergency-supplies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/08\/30\/polk-county-stores-sell-out-of-emergency-supplies\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk County stores sell out of emergency supplies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Polk County was buzzing Thursday as residents rushed to\nlocal stores for emergency supplies in advance of the expected arrival of\nHurricane Dorian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traffic in Polk County buzzed as shoppers hurried to get\nemergency supplies of food and water Thursday in preparation for the expected\narrival of Hurricane Dorian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publix on Highway 60 in Lake Wales people had lined up\noutside 6:30 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSales were up 99% yesterday from the day before, they\nsaid,\u201d Bachelder noted. \u201cToday will be bigger. I was able to get water, ice and\nall the food supplies I was looking for.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But not everyone was so lucky. Stephanie Wall of Lakeland\nleft the Target store with main need \u2014 water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were completely out,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

a buggy full of paper towels, but she got everything except\nfor the visit\u2019s <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Thompson, disaster program manager at the American Red\nCross of Central Florida, warned people should \u201cget prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt will take 72 hours at least for emergency supplies to\nreach the area post-storm,\u201d he told The Ledger on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walmarts in Lake Wales, Winter Haven and Lakeland were\nrunning low on water supplies or were totally out because of the onslaught of\npeople out shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Casey Staheli, Walmart senior manager of national media\nrelations, said Thursday that Walmart is staying closely connected to its\noperators in the field to help make sure they are stocking the appropriate\nitems and keeping track of shipments to deliver for its customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have emergency support teams dedicated to helping our\nstores during critical events such as this one,\u201d said Staheli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe have activated the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and\nthe Walmart home office in Bentonville, Arkansas, to support our associates in\nthe field,\u201d Staheli said, adding that the EOC will work directly with\nlogistics, store operations and other teams within the business to ensure\n\u201cwe\u2019re aligned to our support plans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Staheli also said that the safety of the drivers was\nimportant as well, as they cannot drive during the hurricane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Walmart clerk was overheard telling a Polk County\nSheriff\u2019s Office deputy that Walmart is expecting more water Friday, and added\nthat \u201cpeople are starting to become a little more impatient.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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