ABC 33/40 Severe Weather Coverage (Part 1) April 12, 2020 

James Spann is a legend.

“Respect the Polygon”. ~ James Spann

James Spann has to be my favourite meteorologist. Always so informative and handles these severe weather events with professionalism every time. Many thanks from Ireland.

I don't even live in Dixie Alley and I know you trust nobody other than James Spann during these events.

It's amazing how well James Spann knows where every store, cafe, church...and probably even barn....is in their city, and even far beyond. i just watched the videos on the outbreak in April of 2011, and it's amazing to see how far in technology we've come, not just with weather radar, but cell phones and other devices make for great remote location streams for the news reporters and citizens, in general. James Spann seems to truly be one of the most dedicated meteorologist I've ever seen. His love for the weather, as well as saving lives, is his priority. God bless you, Mr. Spann!

I have waited for this. Greetings from germany.

While this was happening, a rare double tornado emergency, with one tornado going following the path of the first, in southern Mississippi, happened. They ended up being EF3, EF4, and EF3. I hope a video of that coverage exists, because it was genuinely scary to watch (but a little relieving now that they were not nearly as strong as they appeared on radar). Live it really seemed like two EF5s were training each other

I watched it live, While I was keeping an eye on RadarScope with those 2 nasty supercells in Mississippi. James Spann I love you from Italy.

i respect the polygon and James Spann!!! i worked twenty years for WIBW TV in Topeka,Kansas and i've seen and done more than my share of severe weather coverage...you sir are the best...

I was a mile away from where the Dayton tornado hit in May! I found James Spann in a documentary I watched after that scary experience. I watched his coverage on RU-vid of the infamous super outbreak in 2011. He is the best meteorologist in the business! Alabama you are blessed to have him.

James Spann is a hero! I watched his live coverage from start to finish and he indeed saved lives! Great job and thank you for what you and your team does!

This dude is a superstar. Many years of covering bad weather and deadly tornadoes in Alabama.

Huge thanks to Spann for the great coverage! Saving lots of lives out there!

18:43 “Rotation director”

I can watch severe weather coverage all day because I’m a weather weenie.

Always love watching James Spann live on Facebook but like to watch again when it's uploaded here. He does an absolutely amazing job keeping people safe. God bless from Ireland 🇮🇪☘️

Spending time doing weather coverage instead of celebrating easter. Hats off to James and the Crew 🫡

I'm from Washington state and I like watching Mr Spann.

I am literally James's BIGGEST FAN. 💙🙏😀😃😄

James Spann you’re indeed a weather hero !!! The citizens of Alabama are grateful to have you keeping them safe -he’s quite knowledgeable about these tornadoes so he well knows what’s he’s doing. Don’t see many tornadoes where I live in eastern North Carolina . I’m originally from Atlanta Ga and lived in Douglasville GA about 40 miles from the Alabama state line. . Bad storms would always . Hope everyone was safe

We lost our house in this storm. We were next door in a family members basement (where we’ve ended up living for the passed 10 months) and couldn’t get any news coverage and were basically blind. It’s amazing how accurate he is on location watching this now

It’s so cool how James saves hundreds if not thousands lives

2:12:54 "Wesley's Boobie Trap" lmfaooooo

Was waiting for this! thanks James

This is James Spann. He served North Alabama and Northeast Mississippi during the April 27 2012 outbreak, and to this day he remains the legend he was a decade ago. Godspeed JS!

"R-E-S-P-E-C-T What the polygon means to me." - James "The Weather God" Spann

37:21 OMFG DUDE. This comment here made me laugh, so goddamn hard. Oh my days James.... the visuals off of that one comment lol

Can I just point out 53:00 when bad-a** Brian Peters casually runs a red light on live TV?

We saw the tornado that hit Cherokee county, I live in turkeytown

Yesssss, been looking forward to this video

I dont even live in Alabama (Upstate SC) and I find myself keeping up with the weather here in the Spring lol. ABC 33/40 weather reporting is very good. Though we did have an EF-2 tornado hit about 3 miles north of me from this storm.

You guys need to sell shirts with a radar map/polygon that say "Respect the Polygon" with James on the back or soemthing :D

I was watching his full coverage on the 2011 Super Outbreak and posted a comment about if he wears his suspenders it's going to be a bad day. I said jokingly (posted on April 11th) if he still works in that field he will be wearing them. AND HE WAS

I'm from Canada. Just watched the 2011 coverage a few days ago. Super cool to see the technology advance

Use to live in Trustville, James I left and I see how good I had it at least in the weather department. The models you do everyday. Man that’s gold. Hope ya don’t retire anytime soon because Taylor nice but your a gold standard.

I've been watching some of these older severe weather/ tornado outbreak videos and this Easter setup is VERY similar to a setup coming through AL today, and my home state of NC tomorrow. Being informed and knowing how fast they move, and how the polygons work is helping ease my stress...

Can we please clone Mr Spann and share him with weather stations across the country??? The closest we've had to a meteorologist of his caliber was Greg Fishel, in Raleigh, who was fantastic in his own right, but is no longer there (and I'm two hours southeast of Raleigh, so he wasnt even local to me).

I discovered James Spann accidentally while looking at storm footage. I since have spent hours and hours watching his lengthy telecasts strictly for enjoyment! I live in Minneapolis/St. Paul and we don't get severe weather like you folks in the deep south and great plains do, but if we did, we have no one the caliber of this man whose caring and compassionate persona clearly comes thru. Alabamians are so fortunate to have him. He's a rare breed of broadcaster. The Paul Harvey of meteorology.

Best. Weather. Meteorologist. Ever.

The best damned meteorologist period! Fan from Southwest Oklahoma.

I really wish I would've found this channel before that day so I would've known what to expect also that wasn't a great day for me so the tornado threats really didn't help but that's life

Yikes at 1:14:10 the tornado was headed for where I live, Parrish.

Greetings from Ohio

Watching from australia

A legend and a life saver.

i feel like ive heard this guy before, and i haven't been to alabama since i was 3

Who else is on a James Spann binge now that spring weather is in full swing?

James spann is best man for 33/40 news weather team

When the warning was issued for Jefferson County and Walker County initially winds inside were measured as 110 miles per hour but I do not think that was very accurate

My daughter had two that came in front and back of her house . She live at Lake Nickle .on top of the hill above the lake. It crossed that lake and came right in her back yard.. There was two

The tornado that came through collinsville went right over my house

YES I CAN WATCH THIS

Spann is the man

Got recomended to me. Rightly so.

I grew up in the Bagley area. Nice community 👍

They never covered the ef4/5 that went through Mississippi or am I missing something here?

*Serious tornado threat that could lead to violent tornados* "Oh, be careful of Covid. Pfft." Even James looked like "that's ridiculous."

RESPECT THE DAMN POLYGON" RESPECT SPANN HE SAVED LIVES IN 2011

Love from union AL ❤💕

James, once again you did it again by warning these people and the people of Alabama are once agin are kept safe because of a weather hero ,which is you James . You know things are quite serious when he wears his suspenders like that as he did during that horrific tornado outbreak on April 27th,2011 .

Greetings!

37:25 😂

Is spann retired

James Spann is a pro!

James Spann he’s our man if he can’t do it no one can. Also where’s the boaz tornado in all this

ABC 33/40 should think about deploying a grid of IR-capable sky cams.

Me to pecos posted something today as well

That’s classic, putting lipstick on a hog.

we got hit in Chattanooga that night

Boaz got hit hard

3:44:13 my first tornado warning I freaked out

30:08 #respectthepolygon

I got hit in Rossville Ga

Me my mom and grandparents was watching

I was watching when the first tornado warning was issued even though I’m in ohio

Pandemic severe weather is kind of different

Who els lives in Alabama

1:04:58 kinda looks like broccoli

james

1:56:25 what I told my GF when I met her.

1:25:48 😂