Tropical Storm Eta closed South Florida schools and beaches. What else is affected?
With the approach of Tropical Storm Eta, county and city governments throughout South Florida announced a series of closures on Sunday and early this week.
Here’s a running list of temporary closures, which will be updated by the Miami Herald as new information becomes available.
Schools
Public schools in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties, Miami Dade College, FIU, Barry University, Broward College, Palm Beach County Public Schools and Archdiocese of Miami schools will be closed with classes canceled.
University of Miami classes will be held online.
Public Transit
Miami-Dade Transit suspended operations at 2 p.m. Sunday. Broward County Transit plans to run a normal Sunday schedule, then break and restart at noon Monday. No express bus service is planned for Monday in Broward.
Most municipal trolley services stopped running Sunday afternoon.
Tri-Rail suspended operations for Sunday and Monday.
Groceries
Some Publix stores throughout South Florida in Homestead, Miami Beach, Surfside, Key West, Marathon, Key Largo, Islamorada and Sunny Isles Beach will have modified hours.
For detailed information, check the Publix store map online.
Banks
All Wells Fargo branches will be closed in Monroe, Miami-Dade and Broward counties on Monday.
Parking
FIU has opened the second through fourth levels of all parking garages to students, faculty and those who live around the campuses.
Miami Beach has opened city garages to residents for free parking until Tuesday at 6 p.m.
Fort Lauderdale has opened the third through fifth levels of the Las Olas Garage, 200 Las Olas Circle, and the third through seventh levels of the Riverwalk Center Garage, 150 SE Second St. for residents.
Trash pickup
Trash pickup is suspended Monday by Miami-Dade County, Miami, Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Fort Lauderdale, Pembroke Pines and Palm Beach County.
Parks and Recreation
Beaches will be closed Monday in Miami-Dade, Miami, Miami Beach and Fort Lauderdale. The City of Sunny Isles Beach suspended all Ocean Rescue staff.
Parks will be closed in most municipalities Monday.
The Frost Museum of Science in downtown Miami will be closed Monday.
Everglades, Biscayne and Dry Tortugas National Parks will be temporarily closed until further notice. No wilderness camping permits will be issued until further notice. Marine waters in all three parks will remain open for boating, but emergency services will be limited.
Airports
Miami International Aiport, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and North Perry Airport remain open, but flights might be delayed. Floodwaters temporarily closed parts of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport Sunday.
If winds get up to 55 mph, however, they’ll close.
COVID-19 testing sites
Closed.
Clinics and emergency rooms
All Florida Department of Health of Miami-Dade clinics and offices, closed.
Baptist Hospital, Bethesda Hospital East, Bethesda Hospital West, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Doctors Hospital, Homestead Hospital, Mariners Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital are open and operating on normal schedules.
All Baptist Health South Florida emergency rooms are open and available for emergencies.
Fishermen’s Community Hospital closed 7 p.m. Sunday, and is expected to reopen on Monday, weather permitting.
Baptist Health Urgent Care Centers closed 7 p.m. Sunday, with the exception of 24-hour locations in Doral and West Kendall, which will remain open.
Baptist Health Medical Group offices in Monroe County will be closed on Monday.
South Florida Water Management District Navigational Locks
All will be closed at the end of the day Sunday.
Government offices
All federal courts, including probation and bankruptcy, will be closed in Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Fort Pierce and Key West on Monday. They will reopen when county school systems reopen.
At the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, driver services offices in Miami-Dade and Broward counties will be closed Monday.
Community
All classes and programs scheduled for Monday at the Friendship Circle Miami are canceled.
This story was originally published November 8, 2020 at 5:20 PM.
