By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The super cold snap is still reverberating through the commodity markets, including crude oil, which is reflected at the gasoline pump.
"Motorists are filling up to some of the most expensive gas prices we've seen in over a year," said Shawn Steward with AAA Kansas. "With the forced shutdown of Gulf Coast and some Midwest refineries due to last week's winter weather, gasoline stocks have tightened up and gas prices have gone up pretty significantly."
Sixty-six percent of state averages across the country spiked by double digits.
"Here in Kansas, it's pretty much the same story," Steward said. "We're at $2.47 a gallon today. That's up 12 cents from a week ago."
That's up 29 cents from a month ago.
"Reno County today is a little bit less than the state average, we're at $2.41, so six cents less," Steward said.
Kansas also is still among the ten least expensive states for gas overall.
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