Smith Lake Jake, Alabama’s “true weather prophet extraordinaire”, according to groundhogday.com, will return to make his famous prediction in Graysville, Alabama. The groundhog has been making his predictions since 2016 and retired in 2024 until his return this year. groundhog day isn’t just one day for the city’s groundhog club. it’s marked by a multi day celebration that even includes a groundhog ball. and this year will be extra special day for phil, as it’s his first groundhog day as a father here in alabama. it’s a sand mountain sam who’s often going to steal the spotlight. yet now the The groundhog can keep sleeping — Sand Mountain Sam stepped in.This docile opossum woke up at Bama Bucks to predict if there will be six more weeks of winter — and the event was done "in a hillbilly kind of a way," according to the restaurant and deer farm.Watch the full event above.Sam didn't see his shadow - which means an early spring! News; When is Groundhog Day 2025? Will Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow? What does that mean? Published: Jan. 30, 2025, 12:25 p.m. Visitors can let their imagination soar as they join Sierra Forever and its public lands partners for a free Groundhog Day Nature Walk on Sunday, Feb. 2. "No matter what Punxsutawney Phil reveals in Pennsylvania, in our Alabama Hills, spring is definitely on its way!” said naturalist and volunteer Nancy Hadlock, who will lead a stroll to Groundhog Day’s Punxsutawney Phil can move over. North Alabama has its own unique mascot. Sand Mountain Sam, an opossum from Albertville, will make his weather prediction for the rest of winter this Friday. Sand Mountain Sam’s past Groundhog Day predictions In line with the famous groundhog Punxsutawney Phil, Sand Mountain Sam has predicted an early spring for 2024. He’s an opossum from Albertville, and Sand Mountain Sam has predicted the coming of spring on Groundhog Day since 1993, according to CountdownToGroundhodgDay.com . Sand Mountain Sam is a legendary prognosticating opossum from Albertville, Alabama, who has been making predictions for over a decade. In 2020, the state game warden nearly cancelled the tradition (usually, having a possum as a pet is against the law), but in 2022 Sam returned, emerging from a whiskey barrel to predict an early spring. Groundhog Day is a longstanding tradition that is said to “predict” our weather for the next few months. Legend has it that if the groundhog sees its shadow, we’re in for six more weeks of winter. But, if it doesn’t, spring is on the way. Read on to see what our Alabama groundhogs had to say. Two more Groundhog Day predictions from animals here in the Tennessee Valley. Huntsville, AL 35801 (256) 533-4848; Public Inspection File. PUBLICFILE@WAFF.COM Forecaster Type: Opossum Location: Albertville, Alabama, United States Description: Sand Mountain Sam is a possum who has predicted the weather every Groundhog Day since 1993 in Albertville, Alabama, for radio station 105.1 WGSB. Birmingham Bill, of Alabama's Birmingham Zoo, is too tired to bother with Groundhog's Day, and honestly, we don't blame him.The Birmingham Zoo announced today that while other groundhogs might be making their annual predictions about when the end of winter will arrive, Birmingham Bill is still hiber Alabama Legislature 2024: It’s like Goober Groundhog Day. What same ol' fresh hell can we expect from our elected goobers this time around? Pennsylvania has your Groundhog Day Celebrations. And Texas has some Wine Festivals worth checking out. Here’s what to look for in each state this weekend: Alabama Mardi Gras Celebrations Arkansas Frost Fest Colorado Music Festivals Delaware Fire and Ice Festival Florida Music Festivals, the Renaissance and more. Georgia Irish Fest. Oyster About Al. Big Al is a 92-year old, 1,000 pound, 13.4-foot alligator prognosticator from Beaumont, Texas. On February 2, Al is offered a chicken breast to chow down on. According to his owner, Gary Saurage, ”If this alligator eats, that means we are done with winter. If he doesn’t, don’t bring your swimsuits out yet.” There are 82 prognosticators throughout North America: 68 in the USA, and 14 in Canada. Use the map to find your nearest Groundhog Day prognosticator (unless you’re from Saskatchewan — sorry bud). Montgomery; You can call them Alabama groundhogs, but they're more often referred to as woodchucks in these parts. Updated: ; Jan. 31, 2012, 9:38 p.m. | Published Jake is now a resident of Graysville.His last public Groundhog Day forecast was in Huntsville on February 2, 2022. Now, the best groundhog forecaster south of Punxsutawney, PA will be meeting with Graysville Mayor Julio Davis and the City Council to host the first-ever Graysville Groundhog Day ceremony. Feeling like spring this week in Alabama ahead of Groundhog Day. Sunday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day, but we all know rodents are far from great forecasters. The Feeling like spring this week in Alabama ahead of Groundhog Day. WVTM 13 Birmingham. Will the groundhog see his shadow Sunday? Story by Brylee Brown • 11h. S unday, Feb. 2, is Groundhog Day, but
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