Area groceries remain fairly well stocked except for bread, water and ice

Area grocery stores remain fairly well stocked going into the first day of Hurricane Ida.

A visit to the two largest stores, Kroger and Walmart, revealed most items were in stock except for water. Kroger still had a healthy selection of deli bread but the regular white and wheat bread was depleted. Both Kroger and Walmart had plenty of milk.

Here are some photos of the shelves around 9 p.m. on Saturday night:

The water aisle at Walmart was depleted. Photo by David Day

The water aisle at Kroger was depleted. Photo by David Day

The produce section of Walmart was hit hard by health conscious shoppers. Photo by David Day

The bread aisle at Kroger was depleted. Photo by David Day

Walmart had one lonely banana at 9 p.m. Saturday night. Photo by David Day

The paper towel aisle at Kroger was depleted. Photo by David Day