entire winter. this winter because it s been so cold, they may have used that entire tank two times over, so the demand has doubled or tripled from what it has been jenna: and what has that done to price? we re not prepared for that. jenna: what has that done to the price? well, it s driven up dramatically. and the reason why prices have to go up, jenna, is to ration supplies. and that s what we re seeing right now. a lot of these propane dealers, instead of filling up the tank when there s a shortage, people are filling up halfway because prices are so high. and it s a bad thing for the consumer, obviously, because you feel sorry for them, but it s a good thing for the overall supply because that rations the supply, and hopefully, there s more to go around to other people. so when the cold does ease up, some of the infrastructure problems like pipelines, it gives the producers a chance to catch up. you know, then you can fill the tank, hopefully, at a much lower price. jenna: i
below zero. we were back from minneapolis and we had nothing but whiteout conditions. tried to push the car out to get unstuck so we didn t have to leave it in the middle of the road but it was hung up too bad. unbelievable. many schools in minnesota closing their doors for the second day in a row. trust me, folks, that never, ever, ever happens in that state. the cold blast being blamed for propane shortage across the midwest. miesque the latest to declare energy emergency. some 14 million americans rely on propane. right now 24 states under that energy emergency. prices to buy the fuel doubled in the past week. terrifying robbery caught on camera. armed robbers ordering everyone inside a store to the floor and then tying them up. what police are saying about their suspects. plus not what you want to happen on your first skydive. your parachute failing to open. a teen s harrowing survival.
reputation. the winter games get underway in just 10 days. today, 140 million people in 34 states are under some kind of winter weather warning or advisory today. the snow is causing dangerous driving conditions. it is bitterly cold in the midwest with high temperatures, high temperatures, 10-30 degrees below what we are used to, below normal. the windchills are feeling like minus 30 degrees in cities like chicago. the prolonged cold is creating a significant propane shortage as well across the midwest. propane, something you take for granted. wisconsin is the latest to declare an energy emergency as thousands fear not being able to heat their homes properly. then, there are signs like those. no school. school just canceled. they are popping up all across the south in cities like houston and new orleans and montgomery, alabama.
years. cold creating a significant propane shortage across the midwest. continue to have an exceptionally cold winter. reporter: wisconsin, the latest to declare an manager energy emergency. adding to the misery, blinding whiteout conditions in the northern plains. wind gusts reaching up to 60 miles per hour blew cars right off the road. in central minnesota, the how longing wind caused massive snow drifts higher than this suv. the national weather service says much of the country will be shivering with temperatures up to 39d degrees 30 degrees below normal. 51 days until spring. i am marking my calendar right now. i know you are as well. so probably the biggest concern in parts of the deep south, freezing rain and ice. a state of emergency already declared in louisiana.
on tuesday. schools and government offices are closed again as bitter cold air plunges windchills to 40 below in some states. it feels like winter has been forever. reporter: chicago preparing for a historic deep freeze. it could have the windy city in the lowest stretch of cold since 1983 forcing schools across the state closed for a second someday. it reduces the stress on the rails to operate slow remember. reporter: the brutal cold near record breaking territory. uae sai is experienced iowa is experienced its nint coldest winter. and propane shortage across the midwest. wisconsin, the latest to declare