8 ON YOUR SIDE: Gas prices climbing at fastest rate since 2005
8 ON YOUR SIDE: Drivers nationwide are seeing the biggest one-day jump in gas prices since Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
According to AAA, the national average has jumped 11 cents a gallon in one day.
The national average is now $3.19 a gallon for regular.
In Alabama, the average is $2.88 a gallon. That’s 11 cents higher than the $2.77 average from yesterday.
Alabama averaged $2.64 a gallon a week ago and $2.54 a gallon a month ago.
Locally, the highest average price is in Perry County, at $3.03 a gallon. Montgomery County is not far behind, with an average of $2.99. The lowest average price is in Tallapoosa County, at $2.84 a gallon, according to AAA.
The spike follows the strikes on Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil route. Iran has also launched retaliatory attacks targeting oil infrastructure in several oil-rich U.S. allies in the region.
