The famous Pennsylvania groundhog emerged from his burrow on a snowy morning Wednesday and did not see his shadow, indicating that there would be six more weeks of winter.
Punxsutawney Phil’s “Inner Circle” woke up the groundhog at 7:25 a.m. to see whether or not he would see his shadow.
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The Groundhog Day event at Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, was once again an in-person event after last year’s being held as a virtual-only event due to the pandemic.
Records dating back to 1887 show that Punxsutawney Phil has predicted additional weeks of winter more than 100 times.
Tradition is that if the day is cloudy, making it impossible for Phil to see his shadow, it is a sign of an early spring. However, if the groundhog can see his shadow, he will return to his hole because it is a sign of more winter.
Last year, Phil predicted there would be six more weeks of winter.
The Old Farmer’s Almanac suggested January would be stormy with “a stretch of precipitation in various forms: rain, snow, sleet, and ice.” It predicted February would have “57% fewer days of measurable precipitation compared to January,” but that it would likely still include some storms. March could see big doses of precipitation followed by a late winter storm hitting the East and Midwest.
As in years prior, the Punxsutawney groundhog gave his forecast while a major storm is sweeping across the Midwest, stretching from New Mexico to Vermont.
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The National Weather Service said temperatures will be 10 to 25 degrees below average.
“This winter storm will bring a variety of winter weather hazards, including heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain,” the National Weather Service said in a Wednesday update.
Nearly 1,300 flights had been canceled by 7 a.m. Wednesday morning.
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The National Weather Service stated that it expects the storm to be “prolonged with several rounds of winter weather lasting through Thursday for portions of the central U.S. before shifting to the interior Northeast.”
