Rachel Duensing
Meteorologist at WNCN-TV (Raleigh, NC)
Meteorologist for CBS17 in Raleigh, CBM #889, Valparaiso University graduate, Southern Illinois native, 2X Best Weathercaster finalist, weather nerd. she/her
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1 week ago |
earthsky.org | Rachel Duensing
Earth Tropical Storm Alvin, the first tropical cyclone of the 2025 Eastern Pacific hurricane season, formed Thursday, May 29, 2025. It first developed as Tropical Depression One-E on Wednesday, May 28, more than 800 miles south-southeast off the southern tip of Baja California. According to the National Hurricane Center, by Thursday morning, the tropical depression had strengthened into Tropical Storm Alvin when it reached wind speeds of more than 39 mph.
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1 week ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Patrick Easler has been flying helicopters for the North Carolina Forest Service for four years. “I wanted to be a firefighter, and I wanted to fly helicopters and it just happened that this was the only job that does that,” he explains. “I got really lucky in finding this position.”That position: helping suppress wildfires from the sky by dropping water from helicopters.
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1 week ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
Posted: May 27, 2025 / 08:13 PM EDT Updated: May 27, 2025 / 08:13 PM EDT RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Hurricane season begins June 1, but there’s something moving across the Atlantic now that the CBS17 Storm Team is going to keep an eye on.
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2 weeks ago |
earthsky.org | Rachel Duensing
Earth The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its official forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. The season begins June 1 and runs through November 30. NOAA, the parent agency of the National Hurricane Center, is forecasting 13-19 total named storms (this includes both tropical storms and hurricanes), 6-10 hurricanes and 3-5 major hurricanes. Major hurricanes are those that reach category 3, 4 or 5.
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2 weeks ago |
cbs17.com | Rachel Duensing
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — There were 72 tornado reports through Friday, Saturday, and Sunday with most of those in the Midwest and Great Plains. Not all of these reports will end up being confirmed tornadoes, but we will have a better idea of the number over the coming days. What we know so far: damage surveys are still ongoing. They can take a number of days, especially in the hardest hit areas.
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Get ready for a lot of rain 🌧️ A Flood Watch has been issued for all of central NC as 2-4” of rain is expected today through Tuesday. Grab that rain gear! ☔️ https://t.co/21tS9xuiMS
A PLAYOFF SHUTOUT!!!! FREDD-IE!! FREDD-IE!! FREDD-IE!!
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That’s an awful call during the regular season, let alone the playoffs!