Gas Shortages in Florida as Hurricane Milton Approaches

About one-fourth of the state’s gas stations are out of fuel, and the number is expected to rise.

A gas station runs out of fuel as residents evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton in St. Petersburg, Fla., on Oct. 7. Octavio Jones/Reuters

Gas shortages have already begun in Florida as Hurricane Milton approaches the state generating up to 145 mph winds.

By Wednesday at 2:43 p.m., more than 24 percent of Florida’s 7,915 gas stations are out of fuel, according to fuel-tracker data provided by GasBuddy. That’s about 1,900 stations.