NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP)—Some Nashville area drivers were having problems finding gasoline before the weekend - a situation a state spokesman and an oil industry official said was spurred by panic buying.

Motorists in Brentwood, on Nashville's southern edge, found stations with no posted prices and their fuel pumps bagged on Friday morning.

Tennessee Oil Marketers Association Associate Director Emily LeRoy said there was fuel coming in, but the pipeline supply was sporadic.

The association represents gasoline retailers and wholesalers.

LeRoy said some Nashville stations had reported double their usual fuel sales volume for a week, since Hurricane Ike came ashore in Texas.

While Nashville had shortages, Tennessee Emergency Management Agency spokesman Jeremy Heidt said Knoxville - which had a similar problem over last weekend - was receiving adequate delivery and prices had dropped.

Heidt called the Nashville situation a "temporary pinch point."

Memphis and Chattanooga reported no problems obtaining fuel.