little bit for time before they can clear off all the roads. we're seeing some of the roads in the charlotte area get cleared off quickly but that's not the case across the state and poppy, the biggest issue with the ice as well is the heaviness and what that might mean for trees and power lines, at one point there were more than 90,000 power outages across the strate. just because they're not seeing the same weather doesn't mean power outages may not increase overnight. >> diane, thank you very much to you and your team reporting on it for us, let's follow the path of the storm and head north. palo what is expected to be done to prepare? >> reporter: the local national weather service expecting up to a foot of snow to fall in and around pittsburgh. here, the snowfall we're seeing is certainly going to test the city's ability to respond to keep the reads clear. i'll tell you why, we heard from the mayor on friday say the response that they had during the last major snow event