Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter

The annual event has its origin in a German legend about a furry rodent.

Punxsutawney Phil,(AP Photo/Barry Reeger, File)

There will be six more weeks of winter, Punxsutawney Phil predicted as he emerged from his burrow to perform his Groundhog Day duties.

Thousands of people gathered at Gobbler’s Knob in Pennsylvania as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summoned him from his tree stump at dawn to learn if he had seen his shadow.