About 71 percent of gas stations in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area are completely out of gas, as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police described the situation as a “gas crisis” and requested that nonessential travel be avoided. Patrick De Haan, a top analyst for GasBuddy, said that 78 percent of gas stations in the Greenville area have no gas, and 72 percent of Raleigh-Durham stations, 71 percent of Charlotte-area stations, 69 percent of stations around Greenville, and 65 percent of Norfolk-area stations are out of gas. Authorities with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), describing the situation as a “gas crisis” on May 12, told local media that people should limit nonessential travel, check on neighbors, and shouldn’t hoard fuel. “We are going to get through this,” CMPD Capt. Brad Koch told WBTV. “Similar to when we have severe weather and we lose a lot of bread and milk at stores.” It comes after …

About 71 percent of gas stations in the Charlotte, North Carolina, area are completely out of gas, as the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police described the situation as a “gas crisis” and requested that nonessential travel be avoided. Patrick De Haan, a top analyst for GasBuddy, said that 78 percent of gas stations in the Greenville area have no gas, and 72 percent of Raleigh-Durham stations, 71 percent of Charlotte-area stations, 69 percent of stations around Greenville, and 65 percent of Norfolk-area stations are out of gas. Authorities with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD), describing the situation as a “gas crisis” on May 12, told local media that people should limit nonessential travel, check on neighbors, and shouldn’t hoard fuel. “We are going to get through this,” CMPD Capt. Brad Koch told WBTV. “Similar to when we have severe weather and we lose a lot of bread and milk at stores.” It comes after …