The big picture on how much snow, on average, is still to come after Groundhog Day: Most cities in the northern and western U.S. average 10 or more inches of snow from Feb. 3 through spring, as Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Barry Reeger) What is Groundhog Day? People flock to Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, on Feb. 2 every year to be a part of the celebrations revolving around Punxsutawney Phil's winter forecast. Groundhog Day is on its way and if Punxsutawney Phil or Michigan's Woody the Woodchuck don't see their shadows this year, we could see an early spring, the folk tale says.. Since the 1800s The day will start at 7:30 am with a free continental breakfast in our Pineview Lodge, some fun groundhog games, and learn all about groundhogs from our knowledgeable wildlife staff. Plus a Groundhog Day Costume Contest where you could win a $25 gift certificate to HNC! Then we’ll see if Woody predicts an early spring or six more weeks of winter. When is Groundhog Day 2025? Groundhog Day will take place Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025.Thousands will show up in person, with the grounds to Gobblers Knob opening at 4 a.m., and millions will tune in to Groundhog Day is a festive time that marks a turning point toward spring, but for many, there's plenty more winter weather to come, no matter what Punxsutawney Phil says. The January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzard was a significant and expansive winter weather event that produced blizzard conditions across the High Plains, [2] as well as a long swath of accumulating snow and ice storm to the eastern half of the United States in early January 2025. February 2025 Weather Predictions Phil Says “Spring is Coming!” On Groundhog Day, February 2, snow showers and chill may cause Punxsutawney Phil to be reluctant to emerge from his tree stump in Pennsylvania. When he eventually appears, the large rodent is unlikely to see his shadow, in which case, according to legend, there will be an early Woody the Woodchuck, a female groundhog, is set to give her 27th prediction in front of a live audience around 8:30 a.m. for Groundhog Day on Sunday, Feb. 2, at the Howell Nature Center, 1005 For the National Weather Service of Grand Rapids, it was the 5th snowiest 2-day total on record at the time with 17.2". Currently, it is 6th as the Christmas Blizzard of 2022 surpassed 18.0" in a CHICAGO — It was a storm for the ages; it was one Chicagoans could forever point to as illustrative of their winters’ exceptionalism. The Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011, which crippled See how the groundhog became a symbol for predicting seasonal changes in America, rooted in German folklore with a badger — which in turn lead to Groundhog Day. In this video I take you back to 2011 to relive the historic Groundhog Day Blizzard that crushed the Midwest. I show you approximately what the radar looked Grand Rapids; Michigan's Groundhog Day blizzard 'strongest in a decade,' National Weather Service says. Published: ; Feb. 02, 2011, 1:51 p.m. Michigan Ice Festivals, Beer and BBQ Minnesota Finnish Festival, Brewsology, Fire and Ice Mississippi No festivals this weekend. Missouri Bacon, Bourbon, Mardi Gras New Jersey Whiskey, Wine, Ice. New York Winter Carnivals, Wings, Eagles North Carolina Ice, Chocolate, Brunch. Oklahoma Chocolate. Pennsylvania Groundhog Day, Ice Fests South Grassroots Tournaments is a youth basketball tournament company for boys and girls basketball teams 3rd -11th grade. Our youth basketball tournaments are based in Metro Grand Rapids, MI and surrounding areas throughout Michigan Groundhog Day Jamboree event schedule - Feb 1, 2025. Powered by Exposure Basketball Events on Feb 1, 2025 at Jackson, MI. Take your events to the next level February 2, 2011, was Groundhog Day, the day when the country was meant to find out if there would be six more weeks of winter weather or if, mercifully, spring would soon arrive. Instead, the people of Illinois experienced about six weeks' worth of winter weather in three days, from January 31st to February 2nd. A monster Wednesday snow storm has caused some school districts to cancel classes again on Friday. The vast majority of those districts are in St. Joseph and Branch counties. John Lindsey
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