![]() Each stripe representing the weather that week. It's an old celebrated folklore in the mountains that turned into a festival here in the 1970s when Jim Mortan was preparing a winter issue of a magazine and found the woolly worms.Īs the folklore goes, there are 13 body segments on a woolly worm and 13 weeks of winter. ![]() She was hoping her worm won, because her worm didn't have too much black. "I blowed on it real hard," Goforth said. Goforth is in fourth grade and says she practiced racing her worm at home to get ready for the big day. This year's winner at Riverside Elementary was Kenzie Goforth. It's a tradition that has been going on there for years. Their worms raced up the string for a chance to be the winner of the school. Students from Riverside Elementary School spent their day practicing Thursday. It's a festival known countrywide, but locals also take time to prepare for the race. The woolly worm is said to predict the high country's winter weather Students practiced racing in school to get ready for the big event The Woolly Worm Festival was back in Avery County this weekend People headed in to race their worms up string. The Woolly Worm Festival was back for its 45th year. The race was on in Avery County this weekend. Select from these options: Breaking News, Severe Weather, School Closings, Daily Headlines and Daily Forecasts.AVERY COUNTY, N.C. Sign up for newsletters emailed to your inbox. So, tell me what you think! Are squirrels just nutty or does nature foretell future weather? Got a picture of persimmon seeds, wooly worms or a foggy August morning? Share with us at for reading this edition of Weather Whys!ĭownload our free app for Apple and Android and Kindle devices. The new weather pattern is setting up right now. That will be unveiled in November, once the new weather pattern emerges. Warmer than average temperatures (the worms were all white) and an ice storm (thankfully, that didn't happen).īy the way, this is NOT the Official 2 Works for You Winter Forecast. If you are wondering about last year - the squirrels predicted 50 percent lower than average snowfall (that happened). So, there you have it, the 2016-2017 Winter Acorn Theory Forecast. So this year's overall winter will be colder than last year, maybe closer to normal but overall slightly warmer than average. Not dark brown or black just a nice mocha shade. This year's worms are just a tad darker than last year. What do worms have to do with squirrels? It's nature, okay. Not a lot but even one or two would be more than last year.Įxhibit C Forecast: The wooly worms. Maybe even a day or two where the high is below 32-degrees and the morning low dips below zero. This means we could have some really cold days this winter. It means the snow won't stick around long and they're may be some warm stretches of nice weather.Įxhibit B Forecast: Plump and plentiful acorns. Squirrels, like us, want to stay inside and eat. It means this Winter will have more snow than last year, and a couple of cold, rainy days. This year they are darker than last year.Įxhibit A Forecast: The busy squirrels are hiders, hoarders and at times ho-hum about the acorns. They are plump and plentiful.Įxhibit C.) The wooly worms. Busy, some hiding, some hoarding.Įxhibit B.) The Acorns. So after careful consideration, I present to you the 2016-2017 Winter Acorn Theory Forecast.Įxhibit A.) The Squirrels. It bases the harshness of a winter on the abundance of acorns, and whether squirrels are hoarders, hiders or ho-hum about the nuts. What followed was a record low snowfall year!Īfter one twentieth of a century of research, or five years, I came up with the Acorn Theory. I've even seen a year where my Oak tree didn't produce a nut. Squirrels stock up in case it's cold and snowy or leave them on the ground, foretelling a warm winter. Trees produce nuts and the squirrels save the nuts. So, I put my trust in the furry friends of the forest. Well, what about persimmon seeds or wooly worms or counting the fogs in August? Folklore makes these famous ways to predict winter. I'll admit it's squirrely: the thought of squirrels and acorns predicting winter.
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