But winter has thawed out a handful of winners.
And we move, subsequent, to the brutal cold covering the eastern half of this country. The travel website jetsetter, says bookings for warm destinations are up 38%. And some of them, making a fortune on the freeze. And right here in the midwest, it really is been so cold, lake Michigan and the other wonderful Lakes are far more than 90% frozen appropriate now. In Arkansas, along this interstate near the Tennessee border, a truck accident backed up traffic for miles passengers stranded overnight for hours. Mardi gras is mighty cold. Thank you, Alex.
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. Reporter: Mother nature's March madness. And in Chicago, they shivered by way of the most days at or beneath zero ever. Reporter: At ace hardware, sales of cold weather goods are up 135%. March is setting new records with the lowest temperatures in 100 years. Nobody comes out. Our business is by way of the roof. It requires two weeks for them to come back out. Raleigh, North Carolina, cars flipped upside-down and skidding on icy roads. Additional frozen than they have been in the last 20 years. Nowadays, the coldest fat Tuesday considering the fact that 1986. Dealerships, empty. Or supposedly warm destinations, even in New Orleans. Diane? Looks like a glacier there. Reporter: And airlines, taking a hit. Roofing contractors and automobile repair shops can barely hold up with business enterprise. And ABC's Alex Perez, tonight, has the people struggling the most. It really is been a winter for the books. Frank has told us he has seen far more vehicles broken by potholes than ever before. And tonight, the map showing arctic air, pushing its way into the south. About 1 million flights canceled this season, costing airlines as much as $500 million. An ice storm in Houston coated the area with a quarter-inch of dangerous ice, bringing down trees and knocking out power. The business, walloping car or truck sales, as well
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