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Andre Scott and Juan Macas put the hurricane shutters on the Destination Florida shop on St. Armands Circle. Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.
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Sarasota preparations for Helene

Sarasota County residents prepare for Helene

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Andre Scott and Juan Macas put the hurricane shutters on the Destination Florida shop on St. Armands Circle. Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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A man readies his boat in the bay. Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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Abraham Ortega, 6, and his father Jose fills a sandbag. Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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Abraham Ortega, 6, and his father Jose fills a sandbag. Sarasota residents filled sandbags, at Twin Lakes Park, and put up hurricane shutters, on St. Armands Circle, ahead of Hurricane Helene on Wednesday, September 25, 2024.  (Andrea Melendez/WGCU)
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