French Creek Freddie predicted an early Spring at the annual Groundhog Day ceremony at the West Virginia Wildlife Center Sunday morning.The celebration, which was attended by more than 600 people, saw the local groundhog emerge from his burrow without seeing his shadow due to the overcast skies,

French Creek Freddie, West Virginia's weather-predicting groundhog, forecast an early spring during a Groundhog Day celebration at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in Upshur County on Sunday, Feb.

More than 600 people turned out Sunday morning to watch French Creek Freddie, the state’s beloved weather-predicting groundhog, make his annual Groundhog Day prediction. Freddie forecast an early spring during the 9 a.

French Creek Freddie did not see his shadow, predicting an early spring. More than 600 people attended the annual Groundhog Day celebration at the West Virginia Wildlife Center on Sunday. A recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration determined the 10 most accurate groundhogs,

French Creek Freddie did NOT see his shadow this Groundhog Day, meaning he predicts an early spring. West Virginia’s famous groundhog holds about a 50% accuracy rate, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.

Groundhog Day falls on a Sunday this year, but that won’t stop West Virginia’s own prognosticating groundhog, French Creek Freddie, from predicting what kind of weather lies ahead of us. Freddie will make his prediction during the annual Groundhog Day Celebration at the West Virginia State Wildlife Center in French Creek,