You can see it in the aftermath: Canceled classes, grounded flights and massive piles of snow along roadways.
And we’re only in early February.
Record-setter
The Boston area has gotten the worst of it.
Bean Town set a new record for snowiest seven-day period in the city’s history with 40.2 inches, the National Weather Service reported. Boston’s average annual snowfall is 47 inches. The city has already gotten more than that over the last two weeks.
–
Legend has it that if Phil sees his shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter weather. If he doesn’t, there will be an early spring.
Nan Moore, who was visiting Punxsutawney to witness the prediction, correctly predicted the rodent’s forecast.
“He’s going to see his shadow,” she said. “We’re going to get more winter.”
Happy Groundhog Day! Punxsutawney Phil has made his prediction: http://t.co/OQiFJrjnbw pic.twitter.com/Cw4I0YyCmE
CNN’s Michael Pearson, Faith Karimi, Joe Sutton and Brian Todd contributed to this report.
