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Pa. Groundhog's Handler Taking Blame for Forecast
PITTSBURGH -- An Ohio prosecutor who light-heartedly filed a criminal indictment against the famous Pennsylvania groundhog who fraudulently "predicted" an early spring said he may consider a pardon now that the animal's handler is taking the blame. Bill Deeley, president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club's Inner Circle, told The Associated Press on Monday that the animal rightly predicted six more weeks of winter last month, but he mistakenly announced an early spring because he failed to correctly interpret Phil's "groundhog-ese."...
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Winter Storm Xerxes: Record Snow to Parts of Plains
Dalton, Minn. A car is almost completely covered up by snowfall from Winter Storm Xerxes on Monday, April 15, 2013. (Facebook/Debbir Kaminski) Winter Storm Xerxes blanketed the Dakotas and Minnesota with snow, freezing rain, and blizzard conditions, knocking out power and closing interstates on Sunday and Monday. "This latest winter storm can only be compounding the misery for folks in the region," says weather.com meteorologist Nick Wiltgen. "Fargo has yet to reach 50 degrees this year, and we don't expect...
Photos: Winter Storm Virgil
Takoma Park, Md. Chris Myers Asch gives his daughter Miriam Asch, 5, a little push down a hill at Takoma Park Middle School as a wet and heavy snow falls during Winter Storm Virgil on March 25, 2013 in Takoma Park, Maryland. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Winter Storm Virgil is burying thoughts of spring across several states. Dozens of flights have been canceled and commutes have turned treacherous from the Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic. The system will exit off the East...
Winter Storm Walda: 10 Strangest Things
Even Temperature Contrasts are Bigger in Texas! While snowstorms in April are not uncommon, Winter Storm Walda has certainly produced its share of odd weather. An incredible temperature contrast across the state of Texas on April 9, 2013. (FORECAST: Tracking Winter Storm Walda) The driving distance from Dalhart, Texas, in the northern Texas Panhandle, to Laredo, along the Rio Grande River, is roughly 750 miles, or just over 11 hours. That said, an incredible temperature contrast set up on April...
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