Start at 26:45 At 3:40 p.m. CDT, the Reform/Fayette Tornado would touch down about 1 mile west of the center Reform, AL (technically in city limits). This long-tracked tornado would be on the ground for over 1 hour. Strongest damage was in NW part of Reform, AL, on 4th Avenue NW and also on 9th Avenue NW. Rating: EF2 Max Winds: 115 mph Width: 600 yards Total Miles: 31 miles (1 hour 6 minutes) Average Speed: 28 mph Counties: Pickens/Lamar/Fayette Counties Start: 0.8 mile West of Reform, AL. Just E of the 7th Avenue SW & 11th Avenue SW intersection or West of Elementary School. End: 6 miles E/SE of Bluff, AL, at 4:46 p.m. CDT. Just W/SW of U.S. Hwy 43 & Housh Chapel Road intersection.
This event underperformed on what was predicted for a HIGH Risk. There would be no more tornadoes in the viewing area after they went back to regular programing after the 8:35p.m. update. The highest rated Tornado in the viewing area was EF2 (Chilton, CO) Regarding overnight and next day...no tornadoes touched down in the viewing area. Most activity remained to the SE part of Alabama.
I like storms and somewhat severe thunderstorms but I really do hate Storms at night, it may be cool seeing the lightning but still scares me. couple days ago, we had a Tornado Warning that was 6 miles from my location, all we had was strong winds and loud thunder
I live in Nebraska and I was watching this on the weather channel omg just seeing the size of that tornado that hit the university of Alabama is still just chilling in 2024! I hope this weather men got awards for their coverage of this tornado outbreak!
I could hardly watch this; when she sang Amazing grace there at the end, I just broke down, crying like a baby. This special with James Spann? This right here? Touched my soul in ways that I will never know or comprehend even to this day.
I am at the @1:46:51 timestamp and I can't tell - which of these storms produces the famous Hackleburg-Phil Campbell tornado? It seems like they had a half dozen cells pass by with at least 2 producing tornadoes West of Hamilton all around what I believe is $:30ish.
I lived in Harvest AL at the time and had been through man tornado incidents in my almost 49 years. That being said this was the single most terrifying day of my life. James Spann and all the other meteorologist that stepped up that day became legends that day. Many more people would have died without their commitment
I love settling in to bed at night and watching James Spann's weather coverage. He's just so good at giving out as much good info as possible while taking care to not sensationalize everything. Those two often don't go hand-in-hand
Mr Spann, you are a hero. There is nobody on this planet that could’ve done a better job than you. You saved countless lives that day. I tip my hat to you, from Massachusetts.
I remember watching this live all the way from Australia back in 2011. I was so flabbergasted, emotional, but thankful that Mr Spann and his team were covering this event, trying to get the message out to the public of Alabama. To me, James reminds me of a father, or uncle who you admire and respect, and I’ve known my whole life (even though we are worlds apart both ethnically, and geographically). Thank you sir for your dedication in meteorology, and saving lives for the people of Alabama 🙏🏽
Wow ✨ This tornado hit less than 2 miles from my home. My son and I jumped into the bathtub and tightly held hands together while listening to these two meteorologist words by battery operated radio. When it was all over the next day, we watched this video coverage and we could actually see the visuals along with the audio reports we remembered them saying-- even though the danger was over, it was much more HORRIFIC. My family in California was watching this very report LIVE!! They cried tears worrying about us-- heralding James Spann and Jason Simpson. My sisters said that even in California, they have NEVER seen a more professional team of meteorologist! Especially while under that kind of stress and pressure. ✨❤️ AWESOME WEATHER MEN ❤✨
The guts and resolve to reflect on that stage even 10 years on just like, fucks me up. Absolute legend and I hope he does or will know that. It's not easy to be legendary for the right reasons.
Am I the only one that’s super interested and intrigued by these older reports from the 2011 Super Outbreak? James Spann and company are just exceptional at their job.
They all did fantastic that day. They did what they could and helped many. Jason Simpson and James Spann conveyed very well on TV that day what was happening. The fact that they're trying to learn how to do even better is amazing. I've seen so many James Spann interviews where he talks about the psychology behind this and how they can use that to better warn, as well as the other issues like with false flag tornado warnings, and tornado siren mentality. I hope they don't beat themselves up over this. They're good people doing their best to help others.
I won’t forget this ever I was a senior in high school and working and lived close to Birmingham at the time that was really sad my heart broke that night
James Spann: It’s not worth it it’s just not worth it every-everything in a life is a risk I understand that, you know there’s a dangerous storm car are here for death trap, why would you be in a car in a situation like this?
Its true, i was knocked out at 8 am on a saturday. And the weather radio blasted into my ears and woke me up instantly, and it was on the other side of my bedroom
I just got married, and my hubby took our 1977 Electra 225, and pulled cars and people out of the streets, that were made into rivers. When the Buick got water logged he took our 1975 Ford Grenada and pulled people out. He worked all night helping. God bless everyone.
