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Punxsutawney Phil forecasts 6 more weeks of winter as crowds gather

• Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather at Gobbler’s Knob in western Pennsylvania on Feb. 2.
• The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club’s handlers said Punxsutawney Phil had seen his shadow during the annual announcement.
• Thousands attended the Punxsutawney ceremony in single-digit Fahrenheit temperatures, where handlers limited in-person photo opportunities because of the cold.
• In New York, Staten Island Chuck’s ceremony was streamed but closed to the public because of the cold, and Chuck was also said to have predicted six more weeks of winter.