Gas Shortage 2024 South Florida Map. Gasoline release date:october 7, 2024next release date:october 15, 2024. As thousands leave florida ahead of hurricane milton's arrival as a category 5 storm, gas shortages and traffic backups are hindering evacuations.

As of friday morning, almost 29% of florida’s gas stations were sold out, according to gasbuddy gas analyst patrick de haan. Price gouging laws, which prohibit price hikes on essential goods such as food, hotels and gasoline, are in.