I've got friends headed into Northern Wisconsin today and tomorrow. Are the shortages so serious that they might have problems finding gas along Interstate 35?
From what I understand, there's about a 7-10 day stockpile of refined gas. Add to that the supply from unaffected refineries and foreign sources.
Dunno about the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, but northern Wisconsin uses "straight, non-boutique" gas, so that should be a solid number.
It's probably better up north. That's well away from the major Wisconsin cities, so there might be less immediate demand. Plus, the northern part of the state doesn't have to use the same reformulated gas that we have to down here in Milwaukee. The supply is more stable for regular gas.