Virginia Gas Shortage: Where To Find Gas In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — Drivers in Arlingtonand throughout Virginia are finding a rude awakening at gas stations this week. Panic buying following a cyberattack and temporary shutdown of a regional pipeline has led to widespread gas shortages in the region.

As of early Wednesday morning, 15 percent of Virginia's nearly 3,900 stations were without gasoline, up from 7 percent Tuesday afternoon, according to GasBuddy

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency Tuesday to help the state prepare for potential supply shortages. The emergency declaration also allows state authorities to crack down on price gouging of gas and fuel.

Patch reached out on Neighbor posts and Facebook to readers on around the area, asking them to share their experiences shopping for gas.

"I had an appointment in Vienna this morning, and I was going to fill up while I was there, but there is no gas in Vienna, so don't even try," Lyn Adams of Fairfax said, in a Neighbor post. "At 10:30 this morning, there was still gas at Tysons."

Mark Meinke of Fairfax was looking for a gas station in the city that still had gas but wasn't mobbed.

"No luck," he said, in a Neighbor post. "We passed a Sunoco, Exxon and Mobil that were out of gas and another Sunoco and an Exxon that had long lines of waiting cars."

Drivers can scout ahead for fuel by using online tools, such as the website and phone app Gas Buddy, which has updates on stations that still have gas supply and those that are running low.

According to GasBuddy, the following gas stations in Arlington still had gas around 3 p.m., on Wednesday:

• Liberty, 2717 N Pershing Drive, Arlington
• 7-Eleven, 201 S Glebe Road, Arlington
• AAFES, 204 Pershing Drive, Building 441, Arlington
• BP, 4625 Columbia Pike, Arlington
• Exxon, 1824 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
• Citgo, 1824 Wilson Blvd., Arlington
• Liberty, 2300 Columbia Pike, Arlington
• Sunoco, 2300 Columbia Pike, Arlington
• BP, 2300 Columbia Pike, Arlington
• Sunoco, 1830 Fort Myer Drive, Arlington
• Mobil, 4154 S Four Mile Run Drive, Arlington
• Shell, 5600 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church
• BP, 6701 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church
• Speedway, 6701 Wilson Blvd., Falls Church

Do you know of a gas station in town that still has supply? Tell us about it in the comment section.

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