GasBuddy.com says average gas
prices in the South Bend
area are up 7.2 cents in the last week to $3.83 a gallon.
We're paying about 10 cents
more a gallon, on average, than the rest of the country, which averaged $3.73 a
gallon. We're also paying about 10.7 cents more than we paid this time last
year and 34.5 cents more than we paid last month.
One thing that could impact
gas prices in the week ahead is Isaac. As of noon Monday, it was still a
Tropical Storm but is expected to become a Hurricane as it approaches the Gulf Coast.
"It's entirely within the
realm of possibility that we see refinery outages, oil production losses, and
gasoline supply issues- essentially all the things you don't want to happen,"
said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "While this storm
doesn't currently appear as powerful as other storms that have caused similar
concern- we're continuing to watch the situation develop. One thing is for
sure- I'm concerned that this storm will temporarily drive prices higher in the
short term."
