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Tropical Storm Isaac Expected to Cause Increase in Clinton Twp. Gas Prices
AAA officials have said that Tropical Storm Isaac -- soon expected to become Hurricane Isaac -- may cause gas prices in Michigan to pass the $4 mark.
Michigan gas prices are expected to pass $4 a gallon by this time next week.
Officials from AAA have said that Tropical Storm Issac, which is currently ripping across the Gulf of Mexico, will shut down offshore oil rigs.
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.
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The cheapest unleaded gas available in Clinton Township as of Monday afternoon is $3.83 per gallon, at Speedway at 15 Mile Road and Kelly, which means gas will likely pass $4 during the Labor Day weekend.
Tropical Storm Isaac targeted a broad swath of the Gulf Coast on Monday, bearing down just ahead of the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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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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