Blame it on the hurricanes. After weeks of falling fuel prices, two hurricanes within two weeks of each other cause the slight rise in gas prices.
07.10.2024 - 16:04 / travelandleisure.com
Florida is bracing for another major hurricane on Monday just as the state was still reeling from the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Milton, which is currently churning in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to strengthen into a major Category 3 or 4 hurricane before making landfall along Florida’s west coast on Wednesday, according to AccuWeather. Jonathan Porter, the site’s chief meteorologist, said the storm “has the potential to become one of Florida's most damaging and costly hurricanes, bringing a variety of life-threatening dangers.”
“This is an unusual and extremely concerning forecast track for a hurricane approaching the Tampa Bay area,” Porter said. “Milton could rapidly intensify into a major hurricane with extreme impacts… This includes an extreme storm surge of 10-15 feet along and near the coast, including in the Tampa Bay area, destructive winds and major flooding to one of the most densely populated areas of Florida, the I-4 corridor from Tampa to Orlando."
Ahead of the impact, airlines across the country have issued flight alerts to help customers who planned to fly in or out of airports across Florida. Delta Air Lines, for example, will waive change fees for customers with tickets to fly through Oct. 9 to or from several cities in Florida, including Daytona Beach, Fort Myers, Key West, Tampa, Orlando, and more.
Similarly, United Airlines, American Airlines, Southwest, JetBlue, and Spirit Airlines each issued flight waivers through Oct. 10. Frontier Airlines waived all change fees for flights scheduled by Oct. 10, but said changes in the itinerary were subject to any difference in fare.
Cruise lines also issued advisories, like Carnival Cruise Line, which said it was “closely” monitoring the storm “for potential adjustments” on several of its ships. For its part, Margaritaville at Sea moved up its Oct. 8 sailing on the Margaritaville at Sea Islander from Tampa, instead having it depart on Monday.
The preparations for Milton come just over a week after Hurricane Helene made landfall as a devastating Category 4 storm in Florida and moved up the coast to batter the Carolinas, leaving many without power and other necessities.
Milton is the thirteenth named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, according to AccuWeather, in what experts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have forecast could end up being one of the most active hurricane seasons on record.
Blame it on the hurricanes. After weeks of falling fuel prices, two hurricanes within two weeks of each other cause the slight rise in gas prices.
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