new york florida attorney general pam bondi say thursday office receive 45 complaints inflate price chevron corp brand gasoline station southern part state shortages worsen ahead hurricane irma expect u.s. landfall weekend 1,800 gas station quarter state total without fuel late thursday 1,200 wednesday ahead irma batter caribbean wind speed around 185 miles per hour 300 km per hour storm expect hit florida sunday gasoline price florida rise sharply last week average cost regular gallon gas hit 2.725 thursday accord motorists advocacy group aaa suppliers terminal operators say demand soar motorists coastal areas flee shortages acute southern florida accord gasbuddy.com 40 percent station miami-fort lauderdale area without fuel around 30 percent empty west palm beach-fort pierce areas say patrick dehaan gasbuddy.com chevron watch right need call us tell us price inflate south florida bondi say fox news chevron say several time week tolerance price gouge station retail outlets florida directly own company company reiterate thursday say consumers report price gouge bondi office fuel supply agreements independently own chevron texaco station state elsewhere require comply laws spokesman braden reddall say statement port everglades major point fuel delivery south florida set close friday even tampa bay three ship make deliveries thursday morning unload 1.2 million gallons say samara sodos spokeswoman port add port receive five deliveries wednesday one terminal operator speak condition anonymity say terminal typically load 25,000 30,000 barrel day onto truck every day expect hit 40,000 45,000 thursday concern shortages spread beyond florida caribbean fuel terminals close residents begin evacuate coastal u.s. state include georgia south carolina north carolina georgia say thursday close port friday night irma florida cite complaints chevron gas price shortages mount