Nearly three-quarters of gas stations in the Tampa Bay area are out of fuel, according to GasBuddy
Gas station outages continue to increase in Florida, especially in the Tampa Bay area, where nearly three in four stations are out of fuel, according to gas price-tracking platform GasBuddy.
As of around 10 a.m. ET on Friday, GasBuddy found that 28.6% of gas stations in Florida had no fuel. That’s up from 26.1% Thursday afternoon.
This means more than 2,100 gas stations are without fuel across Florida, a situation that will complicate cleanup efforts and the ability of people to return home.
The places hit the hardest by Hurricane Milton continue to struggle.
In the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, 73% of the gas stations were out of gas, according to GasBuddy. That’s up from 63% Thursday morning.
In Sarasota, 54% of gas stations had no fuel Friday morning, up from 43.7% the day before.
Other areas experiencing significant outages include: Fort Myers-Naples (41.8%), Gainesville (40%) and Orlando-Daytona Beach (34.5%), according to GasBuddy.
Even if drivers find gas stations that do have fuel, CNN reports that some are facing long lines.
No comments: