The groundhog said what?!?!

In spite of famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil not seeing his shadow and indicating an early arrival for spring, his day in the limelight, Tuesday, February 2 - Groundhog Day, provided little evidence of that happening as a snowstorm gripped northeast Iowa and dumped anywhere from eight to 10 inches of snow in Allamakee County. Snow falling at the rate of nearly two inches per hour at times during that Tuesday morning (as evident in the above photo) forced cancellation of area schools, closing of area businesses and the Allamakee County Sheriff's Office and Iowa State Patrol to issue warnings of no travel advised as five to six inches fell during the daytime hours. Another three to four inches followed overnight that Tuesday night, again forcing cancellation of schools for Wednesday, February 3. Despite that snowstorm coinciding with that same famed Groundhog Day, apparently Punxsutawney Phil's prediction denying six more weeks of winter was also supported by the same such finding by fellow groundhogs Shubenacadie Sam in Canada, Staten Island Chuck in New York and General Beau Lee in Georgia. Time will tell.