Duke Energy is watching the weather and getting ready to take action in case the weekend wintry weather brings power outages. Jeff Brooks, spokesperson for Duke Energy, said the big question for them is whether this turns out to be primarily a snow or ice event.

Friday morning did not see any major outages ahead of the winter storm bringing snow, ice and freezing rain, according to the Duke Energy Outage map. But the map may look very different in a few hours due to Mother Nature.

Now, there is a winter storm watch for the area. Snow, along with ice and the power grid, are concerns for Duke Energy. While they’re preparing to respond, they want to make sure residents will be able to as well.