Six More Weeks – Phil Saw His Shadow

It's Official!!  Groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil popped out of his underground hole house yesterday in front of thousands of fans that actually believe a groundhog can predict the weather.  Actually didn't do too bad around here as we got a bunch of snow in Owensboro.  I don't blame it on a weather predicting animal though.

As we all know everyone in Punxsutawney Pennsylvania gather for this event and the members wear top hats and tuxedos for the annual ceremony taking place at Gobbler's Knob which is a tiny hill somewhere in Pennsylvania.

So the prediction is six more weeks of winter, it's heading for us and up through the Northeast.  Even the South is going to be experiencing some of this weather.  The first storm of the week is expected to bring snow to the Northeast and progress to the Ohio Valley, central Appalachians and northwest Texas.

Forecasters predicted not more than four inches in more states, but southeastern Oklahoma has the potential to be an exception.  A second storm will bring rain to the Northeast as the ragion warms up Tuesday.  According to weather.com, the Midwest might see a "significant swath of snow" in the middle of the week.  Nebraska, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan could get six or more inches of snow between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Reports from Marietta Ohio, as of 10:35 Eastern Standard Time they had 7 inches and counting.  Thanks to Cheryl for that info.