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Freas is credited with starting the holiday on Feb. 2, 1886, after he wrote an article in the Punxsutawney Spirit that claimed the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil could predict the weather.
The day eventually evolved into what we know it today. In 1886, Groundhog Day was acknowledged for the first time in Punxsutawney by a local newspaper, Weathers Wags, according to the club.
The weekend forecast comes after parts of the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest saw about a foot of snow and high winds. By Friday morning, the weather service said 6 to 11 inches had fallen in ...
First, soft, snow-like particles form in subfreezing air at the top of a thunderstorm. (Yes, even in the middle of summer, the tops of thunderstorms are below freezing.)
Yet another storm is forecast later next week, with the likely snow bullseye in the Midwest, Oravec told USA TODAY. Cities such as Kansas City, St. Louis and Chicago, might see the heaviest snow ...
National Weather Prediction Center forecaster Bryan Putnam said the storm will move through the Southeast Tuesday and Wednesday bringing heavy snow along and north of the Interstate 10 corridor.
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The weather pattern across the country will flip around the middle of December, opening the door for milder air to thaw areas of the central and eastern U.S. that had early-season snow.