People Are Leaving Their Cars At Gas Stations Ahead Of Hurricane Dorian

(Photo Source: sun-sentinel.com)

People prepping for Hurrican Dorian

Ahead of Hurricane Dorian, which has strengthened into a Category 5 storm, some Florida residents are leaving their cars at gas stations because fuel is running out. Miami resident Marion Wilkinson Scott told CNN on Friday that he saw many different cars left at different gas stations.

Scott later posted on Twitter a picture of one of the cars with a note on the dash: “I live close by. My car is out of gas. Please call me when more arrives!” The note also included a phone number.

Because of the uncertainty and the possibilities of landfall being so broad still, all of the eastern seaboards of Florida has gone into a bit of a panic stocking up on supplies and gas, making gas stations run out of fuel.

Earlier yesterday, Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, causing many to take shelter in schools, churches and shelters. The 185 mph winds made Dorian the second-strongest storm in the Atlantic Ocean since 1950. Catastrophic conditions were reported in the Abaco Islands and a storm surge of 18-23 feet.

Currently, the storm is moving to the west at 5 mph. The National Hurricane Center has since issued a hurricane watch for Florida’s East Coast from Deerfield Beach north to the Volusia and Brevard county line.

By: Maytinee Kramer