That 18 were closed was a post in NautiNurse’s hurriacne thread, but no story link.
I want to know that status of the stores tomorrow at, say, 10AM in the FL panhandle and SW GA.
My guess is that at least some of them will re-open tomorrow. This monster is moving VERY quickly, which despite the terrible wind and water means less overall damage than if it was hanging around the way Florence did.