AAA: Florida has plenty of gas despite shortages in other parts of the Southeast U.S.

Jacksonville FL — AAA says Florida has plenty of fuel despite the Colonial pipeline that’s been shut down for the last few days. Late Wednesday, Colonial announced that its pipeline which moves fuel from Texas through the Northeast is back online, but the normal supply chain won’t be back for a few days.

Spokesperson for AAA, Mark Jenkins, says there isn’t a gas shortage in the state, but there are certain gas stations that are running out of fuel.

“It’s likely that motorists are seeing reports about supply issues in other states - due to the pipeline - and are racing out to top off their tanks,” Jenkins says. “The problem is, that surge in demand is what actually creates the supply issue, since gas stations can only hold so much fuel at a given time.”

He says 90% of the fuel comes into the state via ports and that gas is then taken to pumps with tanker trucks.

To help with any potential fuel issues, Governor Ron DeSantis issued a state of emergency Tuesday which will help with bringing in fuel to the state if needed. Attorney General Ashley Moody is also expanding the price gouging hotline so you can report any higher than normal prices.

We reported back on Monday when we checked in with GasBuddy to see if prices would go up and they told us they weren’t expected to rise dramatically due to the pipeline shutdown.

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