Punxsutawney Phil emerged from the snow on Sunday, February 2, 2020, without seeing his shadow, foreshadowing an early spring. Please keep your fingers crossed. Phil has forecasted an early spring for the past two years in a row. Not surprisingly, this has been a rare occurrence in the event's 135-year existence. The last time that happened was back in 1920 and 1922. If you ask me, I'll tell you that we've got some more winter to go before we can say that spring is here. Heck, we haven't even had a true seasonally appropriate temperature yet this year! But hopefully Phil will see his shadow tomorrow morning and we won't have to worry about any more severe weather or ice storms due to a late spring. In case you were wondering, the groundhog comes out of his hole on February 2nd at sunrise. He then walks around in his yard and examines how many branches are off of each tree. If he sees seven or fewer, it means more cold and snowy weather is ahead. If he sees eight or more, then we can expect a warmer spring than expected. The prediction for 2020 was published in a newspaper article written by WTAE reporter Gene Purcell in January of this year. According to Phil, there's a 100% chance of precipitation every hour this spring with an average rainfall amount of a half inch. That's not very much, but it should help melt the remaining snow from last winter.