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Sir Walter Wally Coverage

  • Sir Walter Wally doesn't see shadow, predicts early spring
    No prediction is more scientific than Sir Walter Wally's.
    February 5, 2021 11:38 a.m. EST
  • Sir Walter Wally predicts a long winter
    Sir Walter Wally predicts a long winter
    Sir Walter Wally, Raleigh's favorite groundhog, saw his shadow and predicted six more weeks of winter on Sunday at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Wally's forecast contradicted that of Punxsutawney Phil, who predicted an early spring in Gobbler's Knob, Pennsylvania early Sunday morning.
    February 2, 2020 12:28 p.m. EST