CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) – According to GasBuddy, a company that provides apps and websites featuring real-time gas prices, 50% of the stations in the commonwealth are out of gasoline.
When it comes to the cities without gasoline, according to @GasBuddyGuy, Charlottesville leads the pack with 72% of stations without gas. Richmond and Harrisonburg are in the middle at 50%.
The availability of gas is connected to a reported cybersecurity incident on the Colonial Pipeline. The Associated Press reports gas stations across the south reported running out of fuel primarily because of panic-buying among drivers.
Colonial initiated the restart of pipeline operations late Wednesday, May 12. In a statement the company said this means that “all lines, including those lateral lines that have been running manually, will return to normal operations, but it will take several days for deliveries to return to normal.”
GasBuddy estimates between 7 and 14 days before the situation returns to normal in Virginia.
Virginia % of stations w/o gasoline:
Charlottesville 72%
Hagerstown 66%
Norfolk/Portsmouth 60%
Harrisonburg 50%
Richmond 50%
Roanoke 38%
Tri-Cities 15%