# Natural Gas Rises as Hurricane Dorian Heads Toward U.S. - WSJ

> US natural gas futures rose 3.3% to $2.296 per MMBtu on fears of supply disruption from Hurricane Dorian heading toward the US. Prices are at a one-month high but remain more than 20% lower year to date.

- Date: 2019-08-29 · published 2019-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/57753-natural-gas-rises-as-hurricane-dorian-heads-toward-u-s-wsj
- Commodities: [Natural Gas](https://feedsoft.ai/c/NATGAS.md)

## Why it matters

Natural gas feeds energy and fertilizer costs; a hurricane threat is a short-lived supply risk that has limited direct effect on feed grain prices.

## Read by commodity

- NATGAS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-11 | [U.S. Natural Gas Prices Jump Over 10% After Hurricane Rafael Hits \| OilPrice.com](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7028-u-s-natural-gas-prices-jump-over-10-after-hurricane-rafael-hits-oilprice-com.md) | +20.1% | +73.4% |
| NATGAS | 2026-10-27 | [U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Higher - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/623-u-s-natural-gas-futures-settle-higher-wsj.md) | +8.5% | — |
| NATGAS | 2026-08-31 | [U.S. Natural Gas Futures Gain on Late-Summer Heat - WSJ](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18061-u-s-natural-gas-futures-gain-on-late-summer-heat-wsj.md) | +3.3% | +7.4% |
| NATGAS | 2024-11-12 | [Natural Gas Prices Soar as Hurricane Disruptions and Rising LNG Demand Shake Markets](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7030-natural-gas-prices-soar-as-hurricane-disruptions-and-rising-lng-demand-shake.md) | +32.3% | +61.1% |
| NATGAS | 2022-01-03 | [U.S. natural gas prices rise as cold freezes wells \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43321-u-s-natural-gas-prices-rise-as-cold-freezes-wells-reuters.md) | +2.6% | +37.9% |

## Sources

- wsj.com: https://www.wsj.com/articles/natural-gas-rises-as-hurricane-dorian-heads-toward-u-s-11567091781

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