For National Groundhog Day, we all got the news we did not want…. Winter is not ending early. This past weekend, North Carolina set a record, getting snow in all 100 counties with 17” in much of the southeastern coast, including a whopping 19.5” in Peletier. (We got lucky…. Just 6 or 7”.) Mount Mitchell, the highest peak east of the Mississippi, has only gotten 11” of snow for this entire season. Crazy.
So, will Punxsutawney Phil be correct? Another 6 weeks of winter? We usually only get a total of 6 weeks of winter, so I think we emerge within the next 2. Friends up north AND in Florida repeatedly say they have had more than enough of this winter already. Happy Hour on the deck, anyone? Come on, Spring!
