Chattanooga Chuck is back! New groundhog takes over after nearly 7-year wait

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — After nearly seven years without Chattanooga’s furriest weather forecaster, there’s finally a new Chuck in town.

Meet Waddles, a rescued groundhog who has moved into the Tennessee Aquarium and inherited a second name with some big paws to fill:

Chattanooga Chuck II.

The original Chattanooga Chuck became a local Groundhog Day fixture, emerging each February to make his prediction of an early spring or six more weeks of winter…

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