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Tropical Storm Isaac Expected to Spike Gas Prices

AAA officials have said that Tropical Storm Isaac — soon expected to become Hurricane Isaac — may cause gas prices to rise 25 cents a gallon.

 

Metro Detroit gas prices are expected to rise about 25 cents a gallon by this time next week.

Officials from AAA have said that Tropical Storm Issac, which is currently ripping across the Gulf of Mexico, will shut down offshore oil rigs.

The National Hurricane Center has predicted that the tropical storm will become a hurricane on Tuesday with 74 to 95 mph winds. It is expected to hit from an area southwest of New Orleans to the edge of Florida's panhandle.

The cheapest unleaded gas available in Fenton can be found at Clark on North Leroy Street and BP on Thompson Road for $3.99 a gallon. It can be found at $4.09 at several other locations.

Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

The potential for a landfall as a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Tuesday prompted evacuations along a wide area of the Gulf Coast and sent people out to stock up on staples.

Related Topics: tropical storm Isaac

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Jason Alexander

2:58 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Just in time for Labor Day weekend. What a bummer. Will the increase affect your plans?

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Becky Joe

9:41 pm on Tuesday, August 28, 2012

yep. The gas prices affects us everyday even around home. What's up with everything that blows in the wind can make the prices go up.

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