Gas prices are going back up; Heres why WHIO TV 7 and WHIO Radio [Video]

Gas prices are going back up after weeks of seeing them steadily go down.

Drivers were shocked when they woke up and saw prices roughly 40 cents higher Tuesday than they were Monday.

They were even more surprised when they learned some of the factors for the spike.

“I’m upset about it I’m not gonna lie,” said Corde Kyles.

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Kyles was lucky he got a warning to fill up his tank the day before the spike.

“I was out here yesterday, and she was like, You guys better hurry up. It’s gonna jump 40 cents before I pressed this button. So I had to hurry up and get my gas,” Kyles said.

Others were stuck paying the high prices.

Kara Hitchens with AAA said the spike mainly has to do with refinery and maintenance issues, as well as last week’s heat wave.

“The heat index was in the hundreds, that really impacts how much the refinery can …