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We were out with a grower last night who is turning on his wind machines. these are big dieseled powered wind machines. each of these machines cost about $40,000, but it's well worth the expense to raise the temperatures in these groves. another thing they're doing, we can show you right in front of me. they saturate these groves. by keeping them wet, that actually helps raise the temperature one or two degrees. and every degree really matters. the good news, growers saying they do not expect any significant damage from the freeze that we've had over the last couple of days. you can look at so...

>> reporter: the first real blast of winter comes amid harvest season at glass ranch. what percentage of your crop would you say you've got harvested so far this year? >> we're probably close to 40%. >> there's more urgency this year because freezing temperatures are threatening the family's 7,000 acres of oranges and other fruit. and california's $2 billion citrus industry. >> it's not just how cold it gets, but the duration of time. we haven't lost anything yet. and i don't think we're going to. i think if we do our frost protection right, get our water, get our wind machines, get everything...

Temperatures. you are looking at the threat of ice over the next 48 hours from dallas to cincinnati. this truck in arkansas is one of many that have been sliding out of control on the icy roads. >> we already have our equipment and manpower strategically placed throughout the district. >> families in oklahoma and texas are stocking up on food and supplies after witnessing what their neighbors to the north have experienced the last several days. >> kind of chilly out here. only supposed to get colder. >> reporter: in denver, airport crews are busy de-icing planes. out west, citrus growers are f...

$12 million on frost protection efforts. it got down as low as 23 degrees last night. some of these groves do not have those wind machines we showed you in the piece. they're so expensive, $40,000 apiece, so some of the growers have resorted to using helicopt ers to accomplish the same effect. >> casey, thank you. ♪ nelson mandela ♪ nelson mandela >> in south africa, ten days of mourning to remember the man who changed their country and influenced the world. by the looks of the celebrating, a life. nelson mandela was the prisoner turned president who helped end racial segregation and do aw...

Skidding. then the inevitable. the storm inspiring strong words in colorado springs. >> i hate this. >> reporter: but this whole deal is not just the snow but the biting, record-breaking cold. terrorizing citrus crops in southern california. >> we have protection and crews ready. we have water, wind machines. >> reporter: watch this time lapse of a thermometer in denver plunging from 54 to 10 in 14 hours. when it is this cold, veteran postal carrier, has a strategy. >> layers, proper shoes and water. >> yes, drink plenty of water. >> reporter: another warning, frostbite. it can set in quick an...