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Punxsutawney Phil Is in Trouble With the Law

Chris Chaberski — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:50:05 +0000

The official first day of spring may have been earlier this week, but one prosecutor in Ohio thinks that winter has gone on far too long—and he blames a certain prognosticatory rodent. Punxsutawney Phil, the renowned groundhog meteorologist from Pennsylvania, emerged from his burrow in Gobbler’s Knob this past February 2 and declared that there [...]

It's Groundhog Day 2013! Did Punxsatawny Phil See His Shadow? Looks Like An Early Spring!

Keith James — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:32:16 +0000

Today was the day that the groundhog named Phil from Punxsatawny, PA emerges and either sees his shadow or doesn't. Apparently he has a shadow like Peter Pan's and it eluded him this time, so looks like an early spring is on the menu! Now let's just hope it comes in like a lamb rather than a lion! TIme to go watch me some Bill Murray!

6 More Weeks of Winter

Lite 98.7 — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:59:41 +0000

6 more weeks of winter is on the way. At least according to Punxsutawney Phil, the infamous ground hog. On Gobblers Knob this morning Phil proclaimed ‘As I look at the crowd on Gobblers Knob, many shadows do I see, so six more weeks of winter it must be.’ Since we haven’t seen much of [...]

5 Famous Weather Predicting Groundhogs You've Never Heard Of

Dave After Dark — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:10:38 +0000

It's Groundhog Day…again. According to legend, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow, it will leave showing that winter will soon end. If it is sunny, the groundhog will see its shadow and go back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks. The largest Groundhog [...]

An Early Spring!!!

Amber Brockett — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 14:25:45 +0000

Punxsutawney Phil and Staten Island Chuck agreed: Spring will come early this year! Though several local groundhogs – including Malverne Mel on Long Island – canceled their forecasts due to the stormy weather, Chuck made his appearance just after 7:15 a.m. and in Pennsylvania, the famous Punxsutawney Phil also failed to see his shadow this [...]