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Tropical Storm Isaac Expected to Cause Steep Increase in Gas Prices
AAA officials have said that Tropical Storm Isaac -- soon expected to become Hurricane Isaac -- may cause gas prices in Michigan to rise 25 cents a gallon.
Michigan gas prices are expected to rise 25 cents a gallon by this time next week.
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Tropical Storm Issac, which is currently ripping across the Gulf of Mexico, will shut down offshore oil rigs, causing the hike, according to AAA officials.
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The National Hurricane Center has predicted that the tropical storm will become a hurricane on Tuesday with 74 to 95 mph winds. It is expected to hit from an area southwest of New Orleans to the edge of Florida's panhandle.
The cheapest regular unleaded gas available in Wyandotte as of Tuesday evening is $3.84 per gallon at
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Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
The potential for a landfall as a Category 1 hurricane as soon as Tuesday prompted evacuations along a wide area of the Gulf Coast and sent people out to stock up on staples.
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