Gas shortage

I needed gas in the truck this morning and filled up at $2.69 per gallon. This evening I was on the way home and saw 3 gas stations completely out of gas. The others that still had gas were packed full of people filling up. This was at 10:30pm tonight. I understand why everyone believes they need to top it off, but I feel that it has created a panic in people who believe we will not have gas come next week or prices will skyrocket. I guess either is unpredictable and its better to be safe than sorry. I have talked to many folks around Dallas who just arrived from the Houston area and saw station after station with no gas. So maybe the influx of people will consume all the gas left around here too. Latest says Houston & Galveston may not take a direct. We shall see.