When does spring start?

I am so ready for spring. It’s not that we’ve gotten a lot of snow. We have gotten our fair share. But it’s been so damn cold. Temps well below zero and wind chills even colder are not fun. And now we have our first blizzard watch of 2008.

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAND FORKS ND
1108 AM CST FRI FEB 8 2008

…GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT…

.ONLY AN INCH OR TWO OF LIGHT SNOW IS EXPECTED ALONG AN ARCTIC
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER…THIS
NEW SNOW…WHEN COMBINED WITH THE SNOW THAT FELL EARLIER THIS
WEEK…WILL MAKE PORTIONS OF THE AREA VERY SUSCEPTIBLE TO GROUND
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AS NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS INCREASE TONIGHT INTO
SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED…WHICH COULD
CAUSE NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY IN OPEN
COUNTRY. BITTERLY COLD AIR WILL ALSO SURGE INTO THE REGION…
RESULTING IN WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 35 BELOW TO 50 BELOW ZERO BY
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

TODAY WILL BE DECEPTIVELY MILD WITH VERY LITTLE WIND. HOWEVER…
AS THIS ARCTIC FRONTS SWEEPS TOWARD A DEVILS LAKE TO LANGDON LINE
BY LATE THIS EVENING…GROUND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD QUICKLY
DEVELOP. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE RED RIVER VALLEY
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT…AND PUSH INTO EASTERN MINNESOTA BY
SATURDAY MORNING. DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING
WEATHER CONDITIONS…PEOPLE NEED TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS
AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS EVENT.

The temps are nice now … 22°. But after this crap goes through, it’s gonna get cold again. I am SOOOOO ready for spring. When does it start?