Gas Prices Fall to Almost $1.50 in Paducah

Gasoline prices continue to plummet in western Kentucky, where it's on the verge of falling below $1.50 per gallon.

As of Monday morning, gas was selling for 1.51 on Paducah's southside, and at about 1.60 around the mall area.

It was an even 1.50 in Mayfield, 1.52 in Murray, and 1.63 in Benton.

Gas has even fallen below $2 per gallon in Metropolis, with Illinois' higher gas taxes included.

The lowest gasoline prices around the region as of Monday continued to be in Henderson, KY ($1.04) and Paris, TN ($1.07).

Gasbuddy.com analyst Patrick DeHaan is still calling for parts of the country to see prices head below a dollar a gallon, and stay there for the foreseeable future.

It's the 38th straight day of gas price declines, during the time oil was dumped on the world market by Russia and Saudi Arabia, and lately the lower demand for gas during "shelter in place" directives from the coronavirus situation.

DeHaan tweeted on Monday that the national average gas price is 73 cents lower than it was at this time last year.

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