Gas jumps over 10 cents in Milwaukee since Harvey hit
Posted: Sep 1, 2017 10:47 AM CDT
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Gas prices in Milwaukee have risen over ten cents since Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas about a week ago. When the hurricane hit Rockport, Texas on Friday, August 25 gas in Wisconsin averaged $2.33 a gallon. The price rose a cent or two as the first impacts were being felt, but has made a big jump the past few days.
The average price per gallon hit $2.40 on August 30 and as of Friday, September 1 has risen to $2.46 which is 13 cents more than it was before Harvey.
The jump in prices isn't ideal as many Wisconsinites hit the road for the Labor Day holiday weekend.
Gas prices going up in the Milwaukee area. #LaborDay #HurricaneHarvey #fuel pic.twitter.com/PIuuh2CVnW
— Jessica Tighe (@jessicatighe) September 1, 2017