Reviewed by: Michael Seale
You need to know about “Sand Mountain Sam” + his Groundhog Day predictions
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Groundhog Day’s Punxsutawney Phil can move over. North Alabama has its own unique mascot.
Sand Mountain Sam, an opossum from Albertville, will make his weather prediction for the rest of winter this Friday.
Sand Mountain Sam’s past Groundhog Day predictions
Sam Mountain Sam has been predicting the weather since 1993, according to CountdownToGroundhodgDay.com.
Here are his predictions from the past 10 years:
- 2023, early spring
- 2022, early spring
- 2021, early spring
- 2020, early spring
- 2019, early spring
- 2018, early spring
- 2017, early spring
- 2016, early spring
- 2015, early spring
- 2014, more winter
- 2013, more winter
Where to see Sand Mountain Sam
You can catch Sand Mountain Sam predicting our weather future this groundhog day, Feb. 2, at 7:30AM. He’ll be at the Bama Bucks in Sardis City.
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