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February 1, 2007

Little Compton groundhog to take the spotlight

It’s Groundhog Day tomorrow, and when a little groundhog walks out into the Little Compton morning, he may see snow as well as his shadow.

The National Weather Service predicts a 40 percent chance of flakes overnight, mainly after 3 a.m., but not much accumulation. Then again tomorrow morning, the service predicts an 80 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9 a.m. and noon.

In Little Compton, a couple who adopted a homeless groundhog last summer and nursed him back to health plan to bring him out in a Rhode Island exploration of whether winter is here to stay.

On the Feb. 2 observance, the country typically looks to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where Punxsutawney Phil either sees his shadow and predicts six more weeks of winter or does not, signaling that spring is just around the corner.

Tomorrow morning, read in The Journal and on projo.com how our local groundhog got in the act. And check back with projo.com shortly after 7 a.m. tomorrow to learn whether our winter is over -- or just gearing up.

-- projo.com staff writer Kate Bramson

Posted by Kate Bramson  at 6:51 PM | Permalink

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