CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina's own weather-forecasting groundhogs got their big day in the spotlight Tuesday.
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences in Raleigh held its 19th annual Groundhog Day celebration. Groundhog Sir Walter Wally did not see his shadow, calling for an end to winter.
Groundhog "Queen Charlotte" emerged around 2:30 p.m. at the Dragonfly Theatre and also did not see her shadow.
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The state museum in Raleigh said Wally has been right about the length of winter 55 percent of the time since 1998, much better than Pennsylvania's more famous Punxsutawney Phil.
Legend holds that if the groundhog sees its shadow on February 2, another six weeks of winter lie ahead.
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