Blizzard Warning for GFK

We're under a blizzard warning through 6pm...

WEST POLK-KITTSON-WEST MARSHALL-EASTERN WALSH-EDDY-NELSON-
GRAND FORKS-GRIGGS-STEELE-TRAILL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROOKSTON...EAST GRAND FORKS...
HALLOCK...WARREN...GRAFTON...NEW ROCKFORD...LAKOTA...
GRAND FORKS...COOPERSTOWN...FINLEY...MAYVILLE
953 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2013

...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY.

* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY BE HEAVY AT
  TIMES OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS/VISIBILITY...WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH AT 30 TO
  40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE
  VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 10 INCHES. THE
  HEAVIEST SNOWFALL OF 5 TO 10 INCHES WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE
  LANGDON AND PEMBINA AREA. AREAS FURTHER SOUTH WILL RECEIVE 2 TO
  5 INCHES.

I think this is the third time this winter Grand Forks has been under a blizzard warning. I would have to go back and check, but I don't think we quite reached blizzard criteria on the first two. Well, the ground blizzard verified last month. Anyway, I have a hunch this one won't verify just because - well, this is Grand Forks, and for whatever reason during the two winters I have been here, winter has been largely underwhelming. I think we will be on the low end of the snowfall forecast of 2-5"...I say 2-3". As for winds and visibilities, I think we will fall just shy of blizzard criteria. Hopefully I'm wrong! Also I apologize to myself for the complete lack of scientific analysis regarding this...Grand Forks does this to us all sometimes I suppose.

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11:42 AM 2/18 UPDATE:  Sometimes it is good to be wrong. Blizzard warning verified!

KGFK 181653Z 34031G41KT 1/8SM BLSN VV009 M15/M18 A2981 RMK AO2 PK WND 34042/1609 TWR VIS 1/4 SNE26 SLP114 P0000 T11501178 $
KGFK 181553Z 35030G37KT 1/8SM SN BLSN VV009 M14/M16 A2977 RMK AO2 PK WND 35043/1459 TWR VIS 1/4 SLP099 P0001 T11391161 $
KGFK 181453Z 34032G38KT 1/8SM SN BLSN VV009 M14/M16 A2974 RMK AO2 PK WND 35044/1412 TWR VIS 1/4 SLP087 P0001 60003 T11391156 51039 $
KGFK 181353Z 34029G39KT 1/8SM SN BLSN VV006 M13/M15 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 34041/1334 TWR VIS 1/4 SNB24 SLP077 P0001 T11331150 $
KGFK 181253Z 34030G38KT 1/4SM BLSN VV007 M12/M14 A2968 RMK AO2 PK WND 34041/1204 TWR VIS 1/2 SLP066 P0001 T11221139 $
KGFK 181208Z 34032G41KT 1/4SM BLSN VV009 M11/M13 A2963 RMK AO2 PK WND 34041/1204 TWR VIS 1/2 $