April 21, 2021 at 3:28 p.m.
Late April Snowfall
Hope the groundhog did predict six more weeks of winter back at the snowy groundhog day celebration on February second, but nearly eleven weeks after her prediction this snow is taking things a bit too far. Snowfall began Tuesday evening with beautiful wet fat snowflakes and Hope found itself blanketed in a soft snow as the town awoke this morning. Freshly budded out green leaves are covered with a blanket of snow, an unusual site for this late in April. Many area residents chose to cover their spring vegetation if they did not want to lose it to frost. Others cut their spring bulbs and brought them inside to enjoy. While April snowfall is not unheard of, most were excited for the arrival of spring. Will this put a negative mark on the new Groundhog Hope's record? Time will tell. Be sure to keep those plants covered as another night of cold temperatures is expected.
