It could be a lot worse...

Blizzard Warnings have been issued for portions of North Dakota beginning this afternoon and lasting through Wednesday morning.  Here is the discussion from the National Weather Service out of Bismark, ND:

A LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTHERN MINNESOTA WILL INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT MOVES INTO NORTHERN MINNESOTA TUESDAY EVENING. THIS WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF VERY STRONG WINDS ACROSS WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA...WITH SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH AND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 55 AND 60 MPH TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.  COLDER AIR MOVING SOUTHEAST FROM SASKATCHEWAN WILL RESULT IN RAIN CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW OVER WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING AND THEN OVER NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA BY AFTERNOON. THE COLDER AIR WILL REACH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE PRECIPITATION WILL BE IN THE FORM OF ALL SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY ACROSS ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.  THE COMBINATION OF THE VERY STRONG WINDS COINCIDING WITH PERSISTENT FALLING SNOW WILL RESULT IN VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. THUS A BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SOUTHWEST NORTH DAKOTA. ANTICIPATED SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL BE HIGHER FOR THOSE AREAS MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER. BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THE HIGHEST SNOWFALL AMOUNTS WILL RESIDE OVER FAR NORTH CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA ACROSS THE TURTLE MOUNTAINS WHERE 10 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE. FROM MINOT TO HARVEY AND INTO CARRINGTON
EXPECT 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW. 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE ALONG A LINE FROM WILLISTON TO GARRISON...BISMARCK TO JAMESTOWN AND SOUTH TO WISHEK TO ELLENDALE. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.