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Groundhog Day 2020: Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow?

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — On Sunday morning, Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob at 7:25 a.m. to throngs of loyalists numbering in the tens of thousands.

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Update 7:30 a.m. EST Feb. 2: Famed prognosticator Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring.

Original report: On Sunday morning, Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil will emerge from his burrow on Gobbler’s Knob at 7:25 a.m. to throngs of loyalists numbering in the tens of thousands. They were awaiting the meteorological marmot’s soothsaying on the future of our winter.

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If Phil sees his shadow, keep your shovels handy: six more weeks of winter. No shadow means spring is just around the corner.

Since 1887, Phil has seen his shadow 104 times (records are not available for 10 years).