Don Schwenneker
Chief Meteorologist at WTVD-TV (Durham, NC)
Husband. Dad. Uncle. Brother. NWA Seal. AMS CBM. KCBS Certified BBQ Judge. Chief Meteorologist ABC11.
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Dec 11, 2024 |
abc11.com | Don Schwenneker
RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Here we go again. A storm moved through bringing thunder with it, so everybody starts saying it's going to snow in the next 10 days. But is that old saying based in scientific fact? I previously wrote an article about snow and if, indeed, it does fall 10 days after thunder in the winter. I looked at every snowfall in the past 50 years, went back 10 days, and looked to see if it thundered. Only 2.9 percent of the time it did.
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Oct 6, 2024 |
abc11.com | Don Schwenneker
ABC11 Chief Meteorologist Don "Big Weather" Schwenneker filed the following report:Over the weekend, a sitting Representative in the U.S. House tweeted this out:That generated a ton of messages in my inbox. I even had someone ask me at the grocery store today, "Can we (meteorologists) control Hurricanes?"I want to clear something up right now... We CANNOT control the weather. More specifically, we cannot control the path of a hurricane. And here's why I believe it won't happen for a very long time.
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Jun 18, 2024 |
abc11.com | Don Schwenneker
Do you have a weather emergency plan? RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- Do you have a weather emergency kit ready to go? Before hurricanes arrive, it's important to make sure you have an emergency kit properly stocked and easy to access. Here's what ABC11 Chief Meteorologist Don "Big Weather" Schwenneker has on his hurricane emergency kit essentials list:GENERAL SUPPLIESTO-Go Bag - Make an overnight bag so if you have to leave quickly, you are ready to go.
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Apr 5, 2024 |
abc11.com | Don Schwenneker
Check out Big Weather's Big Recipe for a delicious taco bowl. RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- With a house of empty nesters (my wife and me), I find I cook more food than I can eat. We freeze a lot of leftovers and eat a lot of leftovers. I guess I'm still cooking for 5 instead of 2. So I've been looking for recipes made for 2 and came across this one recently. I doctored it up to make it my own, so here you go. Let's make a Taco Platter for Two.
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Sep 21, 2023 |
abc11.com | Don Schwenneker
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- I had a request from a viewer to make a Gluten Free Dish. Your wish is my command. And the good thing about this one is it's a one-pot meal.
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