The groundhog wars cast weather shadow

Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil says six more weeks of winter; other groundhogs beg to differ. Groundhog Day 2012: Groundhog Day 2012 has been fun and games, but don't set your watch by its predictions. A U.S. weather center says the furry forecasters are hardly ever right. But it's still fun. Punxsutawney Phil saw its [...]

Groundhog Day 2012: How groundhogs stack up against Mother Nature

The borough's furry forecaster at odds with Punxsutawney counterpart. Today, the world's most famous groundhog spotted his shadow, harbinging another six weeks of winter. Meanwhile, the Twin Cities seems to be stuck in a winter Twilight Zone, where each day offers the a dreary, misty weather we typically see in the third Today, the world's [...]

Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil shadow means 6 more weeks of winter

In advance of Ground Hog day 2012, Mitt Romney has some choice words for President Barack Obama last week. Saying Obama hasn't delivered on the change he promised, Romney called the President's first term in office a "Ground Hog Day presidency. Every year, we sit on the edges of our seats as we await Punxsutawney [...]

Groundhog wars: Rodents diverge on winter forecast

By GARY PULEO NORRISTOWN — Although Punxsutawney Phil was up with the roosters to make his annual prediction, sleepyheaded Norristown Nora arose at a more easygoing noon hour to issue her own local Groundhog Day forecast. If the 9-month-old groundhog Since 1887, a patch of land known as Gobbler's Knob, in Punxsutawney, Pa., has been [...]

Groundhog Day 2012: Punxsutawney Phil shadow means 6 more weeks of winter

Groundhog Day is upon us, and Americans tuned in from around the country Thursday morning to watch Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow, which means six more weeks of winter. As Jason Samenow reported: At 7:25 am this morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, On Groundhog Day, the place to watch Bill Murray's 'Groundhog Day' is Country [...]

Punxsutawney Phil: Six more weeks of winter

Every Feb. 2, unassuming groundhog Punxsutawney Phil is snatched from his comfy burrow and asked to tell us whether or not Americans will experience six more weeks of wintry weather. At 7:25 am this morning, amidst mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the low 30s, Groundhog Phil saw his shadow in the little town of [...]

Punxsutawney Phil: Six more weeks of winter

Related Groundhog Day 2012 cheat sheet, from Wiarton Willie to Punxsutawney Phil Groundhog Day 2012 in photographs: Find out if we are in for more winter or an early spring Later, in the community of Wiarton, about 200 kilometres northwest of Toronto, [Updated at 11:40 a.m. ET] If you were hoping to be done with [...]

Punxsutawney Phil 'Predicts' More Winter

Related Groundhog Day 2012 cheat sheet, from Wiarton Willie to Punxsutawney Phil Later, in the community of Wiarton, about 200 kilometres northwest of Toronto, as officials and a town crier looked on, their favourite critter also gave the news people Happy Groundhog Day! It looks like we're in for six more weeks of winter. As [...]

Meteorologist: 'Punxsutawney Phil is a punk'

Related Groundhog Day 2012 cheat sheet, from Wiarton Willie to Punxsutawney Phil Later, in the community of Wiarton, about 200 kilometres northwest of Toronto, as officials and a town crier looked on, their favourite critter also gave the news people Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his groundhog burrow this morning and saw his shadow. According to [...]

Warm winter could take pressure off Pa. groundhog

By David Streit My bet is that the groundhog Phil will not see his shadow this morning. If that means winter is over, we better crank up the AC based on the kind of winter we have had. The next few days will continue the trend of warmer than normal On a day that felt [...]