, thousands of flights have already been canceled. abc's steve osunsami is in asheville, north carolina, where the snow is already falling. steve, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, amy. it is really blowing and coming down here in downtown asheville. when we arrived several hours ago, these streets were clear, covered now in what looks to be about three or four inches of snow. their expecting up to a foot in the mountains in some places. there's also, of course, the threat of ice in charlotte and other parts in western and eastern north carolina, both sides of this state being affected by this. the storm, of course, has authorities encouraging residents to stay indoors because underneath all of this snow, they believe is ice and driving is quite dangerous. amy. >> it sure is, steve. in so many places. thank you so much. this storm is expected to track upwards like that and you can see in addition to the snow

branches swaying a bit. this is a live shot in asheville. still very breezy and cold. 40 in asheville. 33 in boone. 62 in alberton.

:00. carol: some asheville folks celebrate a burst of snow. michael: and a few flakes, enough to cancel wednesday night activities at greenville county schools. and team coverage tonight on

in asheville. back in 1989 it got up to 80 degrees. today we will be in the low 40's.

perfect atmosphere for a super bowl bet. brewery vs brewery, fort collins versus asheville. but beer, that would be way the heck too easy, so the folks at new belgium had a different idea. >> one of the things they can't