Stores across the central Florida region saw runs on bottled water, flashlights, and generators. Long lines of vehicles jockeyed for sand and sandbags — scarce, in some places that offered

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The town is monitoring the storm, which is expected to make landfall Wednesday on Florida's Gulf Coast as a major hurricane.