BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. — Governor Ron DeSantis has ordered an additional 500,000 gallons of gas be deployed to commercial gas stations in the Southeast Florida area, for a total of 1 million gallons deployed.
This comes in response to significant flooding in Broward County which lead to gasoline shortages.
The State Emergency Response Team had previously deployed 500,000 gallons to stations in Southeast Florida.
According to Gas Buddy, as of 1:45 p.m., 47.8% of stations in Miami and Fort Lauderdale reported having no gas. 26.7% in West Palm Beach and Fort Pierce also reported having no gas.
145pm ET update on SE Florida:
— Patrick De Haan ⛽️📊 (@GasBuddyGuy) April 20, 2023
Continued improvement for the last few hours.
47.8% of stations reported with no gas in Miami/Fort Lauderdale
26.7% of stations reported with no gas in West Palm Beach/Fort Pierce
