Getting gas in NC might ‘be a headache’ for up to 2 weeks, GasBuddy’s top analyst says
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RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — According to GasBuddy’s top analyst, Patrick De Haan, the news this morning for fuel availability in North Carolina isn’t as good as many hoped it would be.
De Haan said that 71 percent of all North Carolina gas stations were without fuel as of early Thursday, down from 74 percent Wednesday night – but that’s not necessarily a reason to celebrate.
As of 7 a.m. Thursday, GasBuddy said
the following state’s gas stations are without gas:
- Georgia: 49 percent
- Alabama: 9 percent
- Tennessee: 34 percent
- South Carolina: 54 percent
- North Carolina: 71 percent
- Florida: 31 percent
- Virginia: 55 percent
- Maryland: 34 percent
- Mississippi: 7 percent
- West Virginia: 6 percent
- Washington, D.C.: 47 percent
- New Jersey: 1 percent
- Delaware: 5 percent
- Kentucky: 3 percent
De Haan, said
some areas in North Carolina saw improvements in outages overnight, including Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro and Wilmington. Raleigh is still hovering around 75 percent of stations without any available fuel.
Data provided by GasBuddy showed that some areas of North Carolina saw gas availability down to less than 20 percent on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
De Haan went on to say that getting gas in North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia could “be a headache” for up to two weeks.
“About 7-14 days of headaches if you need fuel in GA, NC, SC or VA. The situation will definitely take time and slowly improve due to a high number of outages and higher number of stations to refuel,”
he tweeted.
De Haan said that fuel outages should be less than 20 percent, hopefully, by Memorial Day weekend.