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Woody, Michigan's Official Groundhog, Issues Apology
As spring officially began in Michigan, the forecast calls for snow, snow and more snow.
Spring is officially here and Woody, Michigan's Official Groundhog who resides at the Howell Conference & Nature Center, has faced the fact that this year's seasonal prediction was incorrect.Â
According to the National Weather Service, the forecast for Thursday shows a 50 percent chance of snow showers, cloudy, with a high near 24 degrees. This Sunday and Monday? You guessed it, more snow. Not your average spring weather.
Like all female woodchuck prognosticators, Woody is not afraid to admit when she's wrong. And although she correctly picked the Baltimore Ravens to win the Super Bowl, she is avoiding March Madness in it's entirety.Â
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Some observers recalled Woody's hesitation that morning, when she exited her house, went back in, then came out again just in time to indicate an early spring. One witness to the prediction noted, "Some female woodchucks exhibit indecisiveness, and it was clearly on display that morning."Â
However, even if she may have been wrong this year, Woody's predictions have been spot on more often than not.Â
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Wrong 2002 Shadow/Late Spring Right 2003 Shadow/Late Spring Right 2004 No Shadow/Early Spring Right 2005 No Shadow/Early Spring Wrong 2006 Shadow/Late Spring Right 2007 No Shadow/Early Spring Right 2008 No Shadow/Early Spring Wrong 2009 Shadow/Late Spring Right 2010 Shadow/Late Spring Right 2011 Shadow/Late Spring Right 2012 No Shadow/Early Spring Right 2013 No Shadow/Early Spring Wrong
Was Woody on the fence in her prediction this year? You be the judge. Watch the video above and tell us what you think in the comments.Â
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