SIDNER: Every state on the U.S. East Coast from Maine to Florida is under a winter storm watch or warning right now. That's a 1,500-mile stretch, it's so cold in the typically balmy state of Florida, this fountain in Tallahassee froze -- see that there. Sheesh. More than 2,700 flights have been canceled for the coming day; 12 people have died because of the brutally cold weather in the United States. Our Nick Valencia is in the southern city of Charleston, South Carolina, which has not seen a winter blast like this in decades.</s>NICK VALENCIA, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It was a near record setting day here in the city of Charleston with five inches of snow falling reported at the airport. The record for the city about six inches. The last time the city saw this much snow was 28 years ago, this city more accustomed to gorgeous weather and picturesque scenery. Well, it was certainly a picturesque winter wonderland type scenery and atypical images that we're not accustomed to here, specifically in Waterfront Park. We saw the iconic Pineapple Fountain completely frozen over. There were also some hazardous conditions caused by this weather event that swept not just here in South Carolina but really all up and down the Eastern Seaboard, touching all states along the Eastern Seaboard, affecting about 40 million people. But the scenes here atypical in Charleston. There was snow on palm trees, frozen-over fountains and a lot of people that came out to check out something that they don't normally see. There's more concerns on Thursday for officials with those roadways expected to stay frozen. And there's no end in sight for the cold weather. The next time the weather is expected to get above 40 degrees is on Sunday -- Nick Valencia, CNN, Charleston, South Carolina.</s>SIDNER: Thank you for watching CNN NEWSROOM live from Los Angeles. "WORLD SPORT" is next. You are watching CNN.
Near-Record Setting Snowfall in Charleston.