PUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL SAW HIS SHADOW
AND COULD MEAN SIX MORE WEEKS OF
WINTER.
>> YOU ARE RIGHT.
JUST AS YOU SAID, RON, SIX MORE 
WEEKS OF WINTER DEPENDS ON HOW 
YOU DEFINE WINTER.
IT'S THE SEASON FOR SNOW, BUT WE
HAVE BEEN LIVING WITH MILD 
TEMPERATURES FOR A WHILE.
AMANDA HARRA IS LIVE AT 
CENTENNIAL PARK WITH HOW IT IS 
AFFECTING THE MID-STATE.
>> NOBODY IS COMPLAINING OUT 
HERE.
WE SAW HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE THAT 
CAME TO CENTENNIAL PARK AND MANY
PUSHING STROLLERS, WALKING, 
PLAYING WITH THEIR DOGS, PLAYING
SOCCER, SO A LOT OF PEOPLE 
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE WARM 
WEATHER.
BUT YOU MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND 
ONCE YOU HEAR WHAT THAT WEATHER 
IS BRINGING WITH IT.
>> AN I HAVE CUSTOMERS CALLING 
ME F WAP AND FLIES AND ANTS.
>> THE WARMER WEATHER IS WAKING 
UP INSECTS THAT WOULDN'T 
NORMALLY APPEAR UNTIL SPRING AND
THAT MEANS MORE WORK IN A TIME 
THAT IS TYPICALLY SLOW FOR THAT 
INDUSTRY.
AND GARDENERS, YOUR PLANTS COULD
ALSO BE AT RISK.
WE STOPPED BY BAT EASTBOUNDINGS 
NURSERY FOR A LOOK AT WHAT THE 
WARM WEATHER MEANS FOR THE HD 
WO YOU PUT IO YOUR SHRUBS, 
FLOWERS, AND TREES.
>> THAT SPELLS TROUBLE IF THE 
COLD WEATHER RETURNS AND TOO 
MUCH WARM WEATHER HAS PRECEDED 
IT, IT CAN DO A LOT OF DAMAGE TO
THE PLANTS.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE BELIEVE IT 
CAN BRING ON MORE GERMS AND 
CAUSE MORE INSTANCES OF FLU AND 
COLD BUT WE ARE TOLD BY 
OFFICIALS AT METRO'S HEALTH 
DEPARTMENT THAT IS NOT THE CASE 
AND ACTUALLY GETTING FRESH AIR 
IS BETTER FOR PREVENTING THE 
SPREAD OF GERMS.
