(NECN/KOMO:Snohomish, WA) - Groundhog Day is still days away but folks in Snohomish, Washington got an early forecast from their own predictor Saturday.
Snohomish kicked off Ground-Frogs Day.
Frog fanatics waited anxiously to see and hear from the amphibian oracle.
Forget television meteorologist, Snohomish turns to a famous frog named "Snohomish Slew" to know what to expect for the next six weeks.
The flippered forecaster arrived in a dump truck.
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He was carefully lifted out of his carrier and almost got away.
But then the crowd got what they came for: it will be breezy and mild for the next six weeks.
Frogs don't get a lot of respect when it comes to weather forecasting.
But locals say the Snohomish Slew is a leap ahead of Punxsutawney Phil.
