Florida Experiences Shortage Of Fuel Amid Evacuations

Many areas are facing mandatory evacuation orders that prompted a usual 30-minute drive to take travelers four hours.

Gas stations across the state of Florida are running out of gasoline.

As of Wednesday morning, 20% of gas stations statewide were completely without fuel.

The demand surged as residents in Hurricane Milton’s path attempted to fill up their tanks as they evacuated.

Those who plan to stay also attempted to fill up generators and essentials that require gasoline in case they lose electricity for an extended period.

Many areas are facing mandatory evacuation orders that prompted a usual 30-minute drive to take travelers four hours.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said 27 fuel trucks were escorted by the Florida Highway Patrol to deliver fuel to stations in the anticipated impact area of the storm.

Milton is expected to make landfall in Florida Wednesday night.

After the storm, problems getting gasoline into the state could persist if the Port of Tampa is damaged.