(NewsNation) — After historic flooding, Florida is on its seventh day of a gasoline shortage that has tapped some stations dry.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency last week for Broward County after heavy rainfall led to widespread flooding. According to AAA, the flooding interrupted operations at fuel terminals in Port Everglades — a hub for about 40% of all gasoline that enters Florida.

Fuel was transferred from other cities in the meantime, and AAA reported that gasoline supplies should return to normal once gasoline trucks are filled at the terminals and delivered to the stations in need.  

An average gallon of gas in Florida as of Thursday cost $3.71. — 14 cents more than last week, according to fuel tracker GasBuddy.

About 55% of gas stations in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale area were without fuel as of Thursday, according to GasBuddy.

“In one way, because of the panic buying that has occurred, it’s like trying to put out a fire at an industrial plant with a garden hose,” Gas Buddy Head of Petroleum Analysis Patrick De Haan said.

State officials, however, have been telling drivers there’s no shortage.

“Plain and simple — this is panic buying,” said Kevin Guthrie, Florida’s director of emergency management. “This is the same thing that happens in a hurricane when people get ready to evacuate…The largest amount of fuel in the state of Florida right now is actually in vehicles.”

In a video posted to Twitter, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla) called for a solution.

“You either can’t find gas or you have to wait in line for like two hours down the street,” he said.

Guthrie, however, accused some politicians of driving the problem in the media.

“The senator is saying people don’t know where their next tank of gas is going to come from,” Guthrie said. “But I would ask them to let us tell them where the next tank of gas is coming from.”