Tuscaloosa EF4 Tornado April 27, 2011 James Spann, Jason Simpson ABC33/40 SkyCam Coverage
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- This is the awesome coverage provided by James Span, Jason Simpson, and all the behind-the-scenes members of the ABC33/40 weather team, providing detailed coverage about where exactly this devastating tornado is. No other weather team is able to present the weather with the knowledge of the small details, like nearby businesses, small communities, etc that let people know EXACTLY where the storm is at any given moment.
It is important to remember that, despite the excellent coverage by virtually all news outlets in the state and the advanced warnings of the coming dangerous atmospheric conditions well in advance, 44 people in the Tuscaloosa area were killed by this tornado, including six students of The University of Alabama. In total this tornado killed 64 people.
While property can be replaced, human life cannot. When there is a chance of dangerous weather listen to your weather experts and have a plan to take cover from the storms.
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Save one life, you’re a hero, save hundreds, you’re James Spann.
Kids learn that in school in Alabama he has always been a hero and he deserves to know that.
James did _such_ a good job reporting on this outbreak.
Amen to that
You gotta meet Tom skilling then
@@ImTheRealChum yes!
Watched this LIVE!
Spann deserves some sort of award. I have NEVER seen coverage like this.
Following the outbreak, Spann did receive two major awards:
Broadcaster of the Year, by the National Weather Association, and the Award for Broadcast Meteorology, by the American Meteorological Society.
@@alemarion He should also have won a special National Emmy Award for News and Public Affairs.
Same
Ken Cook was on par with him too.
He could go anywhere he wanted, but in Alabama, he’s a hero.
It goes: Beat Bryant and Nick Saban followed closely by James Spann.
I was at our restaurant with my husband in Northport and could only watch as our beloved town was being shredded. I remember turning to him and saying "This is really going to be bad". We were only 1 of 5 restaurants in the county still with power and open, so we spent the rest of the day sending out food to survivors and first responders. People were coming in hungry, dirty, bloody, and broken. It was like a horror movie. We fed them until we ran out of food. I remember when we finally closed up and tried to drive to our home on the South side of Tuscaloosa, the devastation and eeriness of it all. It was like a war zone sounds so cliché until you live it. Twisted cell phone towers, torn and tossed cars littered the street. Sirens wailed. No power anywhere. So many lives lost. So many homes destroyed. Gone. Even the grass was ripped up. Thankfully both our home and business were safe and we could focus on helping with relief efforts.
Bless you for helping those people afterwards.
bless you and your husband ❤️
What restaurant did you own? It’s very likely I was one of the people you fed. I remember that night and the day after I didn’t want for food or water at all. So many generous establishments were making sure we were fed and had water.
I have a question for you have you ever seen a tornado 🌪 during the tornado warning ⚠️ I’m just wondering I hope 🤞 you have a great 👍 day lol 😂
We had an even bigger and more dangerous tornado come through Parkersburg right here in Iowa in 2008 it was an F-5 rated higher than this tornado and it destroyed every single building in it's path like when someone stomps on a sand castle. There was nothing but foundations and rubble everywhere, people died. This tornado was over a mile wide and it grinded through 43 miles of land before dissapating. There were receipts from Parkersburg found in Wisconsin over 100 miles away from where the tornado ended. It was a monster.
That was EPIC coverage. James Spann should be covering EVERY outbreak, EVERYWHERE (with a first focus on local coverage). He deserves an Emmy for that.
Absolutely!!
I watch him every time there is a storm and he doesnt even cover my area lol
I think his news station won an Emmy for this, actually
He did win it
I'm watching him live for today's outbreak. Almost ten years later and he's still just as good.
I’ll bet with better technology he’s able to be even more accurate which is really saying something because he’s almost always been accurate in everything I’ve ever watched with him in it. I know this one bothers him to this day because of the number of deaths but none of it was his fault and I think he’s finally allowed himself to believe that according to a recent interview I saw him give with Reed Timmer
I study weather in UCLA college and I study his broadcast for school.
7:18 When Mr. Spann gets this shocked, you'd better be paying attention!
And PRAYING 🙏🏾
Yes it's rare that he is left speechless.
@@chriss.2978 he was during last weeks tornado outbreak because it hit his house while his wife was home
@@Sarahlynn1304 obviously hes going be speechless
@@PicklEmpire I just subscribe to your TH-cam channel ok 👌 Dude.
James Spann truly is a gift to the Meteorology profession. I no longer live in Tuscaloosa, but I grew up there and I still consider it home. The first time I visited after the tornado, I was awestruck by the damage it did. April 27 will forever be a sacred date in my soul.
I was in college when this hit. One of the scariest days of my life for sure. When we came out, we were literally disoriented because NOTHING remained. All the landmarks were just....gone.
Thankful you survived
Wild
That must have been really unsettling
Thankyou I was wrongly put I prison do to witches by the way I'm your messiah a star that fell from heaven today in California showed the world my sign next I will stand on the hill of new mount of olives which will ignite destruction on California
I didn't know who James spann was until this day, a true professional is what he is, his city is being demolished and he's keeping his cool, unbelievable.
I got chills watching this 7 years later.
jhssuthrnmama It's just something you can't forget when you see it
This one and Joplin have stayed with me
You got Facebook tara?
Same. Hackleburg was a monster. We live bout 30 mins from there.
@@KatelynIngle Hackleberg is a seriously underrated tornado.. it was a powerful EF-5 with one of the longest tracking records since the tri-state tornado. Only Joplin tops it in damage and deaths.
For those who do not know...Tuscaloosa is home to over 93,000 permanent residents plus 35,000 students at the University of Alabama. It is the fifth largest city in Alabama. It is located 57 miles SW of Birmingham and 70 miles NW of the state capitol in Montgomery. The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa hit Birmingham and hour later. This SAME tornado was the one that hit Pleasant Grove, Hueytown, and Pratt City before moving thru the north side of Birmingham into Fultondale.
Maggie Satterfield there was debri falling out of the sky in Birmingham from Tuscaloosa 50 miles away as this was destroying Tuscaloosa. reciepts, bills tags etc.... huge, most powerful system, exteremely long track
Friend of mine in pratt city was hit, tried to suck her out of her basement, a wall fell on her and was the only thing that saved her. Her shoes and glasses were sucked off of her. Her neighbor was not so lucky she died, was sucked out of her basement thrown several hundred yards and died
missmiss 56 I saw a Starbucks receipt and pieces of the Starbucks itself as well as all the clothes from a clothes store and a boutique, cars, trucks, semis, tires, etc. fall from the sky in the renmants of Phil Campbell.
+Riley Smith yeah, Phil Campbell was no joke. The thing even ripped the roof off of a storm shelter.
I live in Odenville 45 mins north of Birmingham and 35 mins south of Gadsden and I had mail from Tuscaloosa in my yard. It took out most of the houses across the street from me. Scary stuff. I pray we never experience another day like April 27th.
Panama City, Florida had their April 27th yesterday.
My involvement in radio and television goes back to 1949 when I was 9. I hung around the stations so much in my home town I could walk right in and no one ever questioned my presence. Just being there gave much such an education. The reporting of the Tuscaloosa disaster by Mr. Spann, Mr. Simpson and everyone was awesome. Such clarity, such dignity, such focus and no drama! The lives saved had to be enormous.
Jason Simpson learned a thing or to from James Spann because when he moved to Huntsville the weather forecast/tornado warnings have been top shelf. Great meteorologists.
Maybe Spann learned from him because Simpson obviously has a better sense of direction
7:23, "All you can do is pray for those people." 🙏 James Spann said it all in that statement. Notice that neither James, nor Jason say a word for 5 seconds after that. James knew the situation was out of his hands.
Just had the privilege of hearing James Spann speak live at a storm spotting seminar in Chicago. What an amazing speaker! Very knowledgeable. If he was a meteorologist at a TV station in Chicago I might start watching the local news.
10:51 Listen to the shock in this guy's voice. I can't imagine being in his position after getting the camera back up and running and realizing how dangerously violent the tornado has grown.
My son was a freshman at UA that day...he texted me: "I think this huge tornado is coming through here." That's the last I heard from him until 10:30 that night... he was with a bunch of other students huddled at the Rec Center...not a great feeling if you a parent (or any family member)...btw...Jason Simpson is now the chief meteorologist in Huntsville, where I live...
A day I’ll NEVER forget. I remember standing on the balcony of my apartment on the west side of town looking at how huge it was as it shredded south Tuscaloosa, when I couldn’t see it anymore I got in my car and drove to the rosedale/10th avenue area and was in awe of all the destruction it caused. Homes and apartments complexes destroyed, totaled cars everywhere, people crying, screaming, bleeding, dead everywhere. It was like I was standing in the middle of where a war had just taken place, not knowing that this was just a portion of the damage throughout the city. RIP to all the lives Lost on this unforgettable day.
He's a hero, he saved so many lives that day
I like how they didnt just cover the one big tuscaloosa tornado, but instead also covered the other 2 that were happening.
I'm not from Alabama but heard stories from people who were there James Spann saves hundreds of lives that day, if any civilian deserves a spot at Arlington National Cemetary, it's this man
Who remembers how tropical it felt that day in Alabama?? Crazy wind sheer, so humid, so warm it felt like a summer day at the beach.
It was super extra humid further south in Mobile, too. We were not in the danger zone, and it's normal for Mobile to be warm, sticky, and humid from about February through September. But, that day felt "extra."
I know what you mean by how the weather feels "wrong" on days when there's a high TorCon index. Not just the high CAPE values, (which we experience as the humidity/dew point), but also, as you mention, that weird, wrong wind. I live in another state now, in an area not nearly so prone to tornadoes, but I almost don't need to see weather reports on risk days. I think some of us are born with almost an innate sense or intuition as regards weather. Like, human barometers with built in wind guages, lol.
What creeps me out is when it's been raining "normally", then the clouds abate and the sun comes out, causing ground warming and further air destabilization. You just know it's fixin' to get interesting later on in the afternoon & evening! Best you can hope for is that any discrete supercells get absorbed into a QLCS, still a little dangerous, but not the threat that those individual cells pose.
Oh, and James Spann is nothing short of a living legend! ❤️
James Spann is an absolute hero to us here in the Birmingham Metro area! He will damn near tell you the addresses where the tornadoes are!
My dad was about 5 miles away from this. He's a Truck Driver, and he was delivering in Tuscaloosa when it hit. Man, was I so scared and worried for him.
That tornado was a monster. So many beautiful lives lost on that fateful day. RIPP.
James Spann is up there with Gary England and Ned Perme as my favorite meteorologists.
James span is my favourite meterologitst
RainbowDash72 Most Definitely!!
he's really really good!!
My favorite is Al Roker
Legendary, MY Favorite meteorologist ever.
James Span is a credit to his profession and undoubtedly saved countless lives over his career. For many years the average resident meteorologist took after the "Al Roker clown show" method of reporting the weather- almost every television market had one resident clown on staff. Thank God there are very notable exceptions such as in Tuscaloosa and Oklahoma City where professionalism over rides entertainment and stupidity.
Foh
What exactly makes Al Roker a clown?
With storms this bad we really need it
All jokes, no science
James Spann, Ned Perme, Gary England, Doug Heady, Todd Yakoubian all of them provide great coverage of weather. They are the Greats
David Payne too.
The way the horizontal vortices reach out of the tornado like it’s alive and has a mind of its own… so eerie
This is the first time I’ve seen James Spann. He is very professional as well as urgent. Alabama was lucky to have him and his co-anchor that day. I’m from Chattanooga but live in Charlotte. I was in Baltimore on business and had just wished my Mom back in Chattanooga a happy birthday that morning. By evening, I was monitoring Paul Barris, another great meteorologist for WRCB in Chattanooga, and was scared to death when Ringgold, GA, about 10 mi, from my parent’s house, was hit by an EF4. It brought back memories of 1974.
Chattanooga is awsome, it's my favorite city iv been, small but super nice. I got drunk and walked around all nite one day, it's weird it gets quite at night even in the center of the city
I'm from New Mexico and I remember this day because I had just had a baby the day before and so on the 27th my nurse was letting me know that she had family there in Tuscaloosa and was scared that she was going to get a call letting her know her family didn't make it. It was a very sad day.
Were they okay?
Patrick Lawson I was wondering the same thing. I hope they were!
I will never forget this broadcast. When we saw the tornado in full view down in Tuscaloosa, I became nauseous. I had never never seen a tornado live, and in our state. Our state had so many tornadoes that day.
We walked across street to our neighbors basement. This was before the polygon warnings, I believe. So we all went to cover.
We were hit by the morning storm that day.
So our power came from limited via generator.
When we hear James Spann, still calm, but serious, it is gripping. You know it is time to get to your safe place.
This man knows Alabama like the back of his hand. James and Jason got us through the trek of the tornado that came from Tuscaloosa. It was an unforgettable day. God bless all those we lost that day.
Spring is wild around here and fall, at times. We are so lucky to have you, James Spann.
When James Spann can’t believe what he’s seeing, be afraid, be very afraid. “Are you kiddin’ me?” If you ever hear that know that the situation is dire.
I like James Spann. He tells the situation like it is, and he tries his best to help protect others from dangerous weather like this tornado. If I was a meteorologist, then helping to protect others would be my primary motivation in studying tornadoes like this.
James Spann takes off the jacket....uhoh....Rolls up his sleeves? "Shit just got REAL."
Tie gone? FUCK WE’RE DEAD! 😰
Scary tornado!! GREAT coverage by the 2 meteorologists!
Outstanding work, James Spann!!
As I watched this huge cloud that this tornado was in destroy parts of Tuscaloosa, the sun was shining in Samantha... approximately 25 miles north. A huge, bright rainbow moved along behind the black cloud. It was eerie and beautiful simultaneously.
Was it weird to have all that ?.
Not only that. For the next 3 days none of us had power. They were the most beautiful 3 days weather-wise we have ever had in Alabama. They were cool, bright, sunny, etc. I always say we do get the most beautiful weather in Alabama but man do we pay for it.
Watching this almost 11yrs later still makes me nauseous and gives me chills. I helped in Hackleburg/Phil Campbell after they were hit that day. It was devastating
I miss AL a lot! I used to watch James Spann and the news everyday! :~
This is the best tornado coverage I've ever seen. Hands down.
If this happened live today, you’d have a ton of people saying, “Fake news. Aint no tornado. Don’t tell me I can’t be out walking!”
I am a leftist. I live in Alabama. If there is one person Alabamians listen to it is James Spann. Anyone the can point to Guinn on a map and pronounce it correctly gets the truth pass. Now if anyone else said it. . . You’d be right.
10 years later and he’s still saving lives. Fucking insane
He’s wonderful
I remember watching this live mortified. I live I Birmingham and was a highschool senior that year . We had literal debris in Birmingham that had mail that was from Tuscaloosa and paperwork and whatnot that made its way all the way to Birmingham. We all talked about how nuts it was that literal mail addressed to Tuscaloosa residents landed in the yards of suburbs in Birmingham....
We had a tornado the night before in Louisiana from this same system. It passed just behind my neighbor's across the street house. It was only a EF1 and it was scary as Hell. I can't imagine being in this. The worst feeling of being in a tornado is the sounds and the feeling of all the air being sucked out of your house. I could actually hear the window frames move when the pressure changed.
Some days you never forget. This was one. Unfortunately, many did not make it past this day.
PS: James Spann is an absolute legend
He became my favorite weather man after this major tornado event! Very calm and informative telling people to run for their lives!
James Spann's voice brings me comfort, even when he's giving the scarriest news.
Yes!!!’
Remember watching this like it was yesterday. James Spann is the best
I live in Warrior and I have a phobia of tornadoes. I was doing well with my fear until April 27. That day set me back five years and caused mass storm anxiety for nearly everyone in the state. Hundreds dead and nearly a year later and clean up is still going on.
BeneathTheVioletSky I too have a fear of tornadoes and lightning; isn't there a Facebook page for people who are afraid of tornadoes.I used to live in GA and there were tornadoes,but nothing nowhere near like this day. I hope you stayed safe,and don't worry about being afraid of tornadoes; I too have that phobia which I'll probably never overcome. If there's a support group that you know of,please post it and I'll join it.
I saw the damage of that tornado 4-6 months later( I was in k5 so I don't remember) and I am terrified of tornados now
BeneathTheVioletSky same
I'm from Texas. We've never had an outbreak like this. However, I did live in Mississippi for a while and I lived through Hurricane Katrina. This broadcast is definitely relatable. Truly, this is one of the best tornado videos I've ever seen in my life. The weather man truly captures the urgency of the situation and you get to see this monster from its infancy.
The Jarrell tornado, not too far north of Austin, was possibly the most vicious tornado in recorded history. Happened back in 1997. This one was a complete freak of nature. It's path was south/southeast, I believe
11:00 Me and my sister were at our grandparents house for spring break. They lived in a neighborhood called Skyland Park right off interstates connecting 20/59 and I-359 and we could literally see the tornado from our bedroom window. I was 15 years old at the time and I just recently turned 25 and I can still see the imagine ingrained in my head today. #TuscaloosaStrong
Was sitting in my aunts storm shelter in Childersburg watching this and listening to the NOAA weather radio. Fortunately, we didn't get a tornado. But we were definitely on our toes that day. Ironically, my aunt lived there for over 40 years, and that was the first, and last time, she used her backyard storm shelter.
This Went Down In History
“Super Outbreak” says everything about what happened
Wow. Spanns command of geography...
I've known Jason Simpson since his days at news channel 19 he's one of the best and favorite to listen to
Saved many lives that day Mr. Spann
Fun fact: this was merely weeks after the legendary Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan. What a freakish year for nature.
And three days before they killed Bin Laden
2011 was an extreme year
And a month before the Joplin tornado
James Spann is a national treasure. I'm not from AL, but damn is he awesome.
I love the tornadoes, but not the destruction they cause
Archie Bunker I know, sweetheart.
Dallas Cowboys Number One Fan What Ian Malcolm said in The Lost World applies perfectly to tornadoes... “Oh yeah, ooohh, aaahh! That’s how it always starts. But then later, there’s running & screaming.”
I still get chills 10+ years later.
I remember James Spann coming to talk at my school in the 2nd grade about weather safety either 2002/2003. He’s always been a hero. He told us that when he’s up there he takes his shoes off lol. Whenever there’s mention of severe weather James Spann is the one we listen to. Such a great guy.
I was in Cullman with no power for several days. We had an EF4 just shortly before this tornado so I’m watching what went on in the rest of the world
James Spann is a Awesome + great weatherman!!!
10 years later and this storm still gives me chills, and I'm from Michigan. The WX team did there thing on keepin' up with this storm amd getting people to safety!!
Today is the 6th anniversary of this horrific outbreak. R.I.P. to those innocent souls who died that fateful day.
it's been 8 years now. jesus.
I still can't believe they rate this tornado as a EF4! When I seen footage of the aftermath in Tuscaloosa, I would most definitively rate this as a EF5!
This was an awful tornado . I was North of there . I was 2 miles east of Hackleburg. The focus was mainly Tuscaloosa that day. The Marion county tornado was bigger and took more lives
And it sounds like there still is visible damage to this day in Alabama from this outbreak?
Yes, it should've been rated an EF-5.
@@michaelistheman1533 There definitely is, though they have built so much since then you can still see where the tornado hit.
James is the life line of that city when it comes to weather. Tragic but im sure he saved lives that day
this tornado was first reported in Mississippi, if I remember correctly. and I think it was still on the ground when it passed into Georgia. that would make it only the 2nd ever tri-state tornado in recorded history
King Jessepold no it lifted north of Birmingham AL and you could clearly see the tornado touching down just SW of Tuscaloosa
We found debri from tuscaloosa in our back yards in Tennessee
The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham had a path of 80 miles. However, the supercell that produced it started in Mississippi and produced a series of tornadoes until it was caught in the dryline in North Carolina. Because the updrafts were so strong, stuff picked up by the tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham fell in Georgia and Tennessee. The same thing happened with the Cullman-Arab-Russellville tornado, with debris from one family's destroyed home from Arab falling in Tennessee.
Yes, it started in Jasper County, MS and cut through Enterprise/ Stonewall, MS and skirted around Lake Bonita In Meridian, MS ( where I was living at the time). And cut up to Tuscaloosa from there. I was home alone and DH was at work... needless to say I was pretty terrified! I found out afterwards that the same system hit Pleasant Grove. AL where some dear friends of mine were living in the northern Birmingham area (Gardendale). This system was a beast that affected people years later. In 2013 hubby and I moved to Kansas and passed through before we moved and visited friends, the ground was still ripped up studded with dead trees. And when we went to visit on our way home at Christmas I’m 2014! 😭
@One Two that was actually a separate tornado dropped by the same storm. It did lift briefly north of Birmingham
I live in Tulsa, Oklahoma and we have tornado warnings nearly every year. The last one was in May of this year. Fortunately it was minor but it was scary. Our weather hero is Travis Meyer at our CBS affiliate. He is a total pro who is always cool and focused in these situations, and has saved countless lives over the years. This guy Spann is Tuscaloosa's Travis Meyer. A real professional. Simpson did great, too.
The April 27th, 2011 tornado outbreak was the biggest natural disaster in the history of Birmingham, Alabama, but may have also been the "finest hour" in the history of Birmingham television.
The forecasting and weather warnings given by the local TV meteorologists (most notably James Spann; but there were others who also did outstanding work that day) may have saved literally thousands of lives!
It was the biggest tornado outbreak ever, bigger than 1974. Both Guin and Tanner were devestated in that outbreak as well. Tanner was hit by two F-5s back to back.
OMG I’m petrified and it’s 2019!!! This happened 8 years ago 😳🌪 I remember seeing this on the news 😢💔
James spann, damon lane, and mile morgan are my favorites because they tone all the severe weather terms so i can understand them.
I don't even live anywhere close to this (Frederick, MD) but seriously, if James Spann told me to jump, I would jump! I have learned through TH-cam footage that if James Spann removes his jacket to reveal the suspenders, people are going to die. And if he rolls up his sleeves, you better start praying even if your a hardcore atheist like me!
Right you are!! Lol I live in Tennessee but I watch Alabama's weather just for James Spann haha..he is an extremely intelligent man.
I'm right there with you, and I'm from Maryland as well! I live in Cecil County! I love watching James Spann's videos. He really knows how to break things down on where the tornado warnings are, right down to the precise street they're on, so you know if you have to take action or not.
But with me having lilapsophobia (fear of tornadoes and hurricanes), even if James told me I DIDN'T have to take cover, my butt is taking cover anyway!
I am also from Maryland! (Baltimore)
tankmaster1018 James Spann saved lives on April 27th
Sounds like you would do ok in Alabama lol you see that all hell is going to break loose.
Absolutely terrifying.
7:22 - "...and all you can do is pray for those people." That summed up everything that transpired on that day.
I grew up with James Spann and lived through countless tornadoes in the 90s and 2000s, but this day is why I will never not take any tornado outbreak seriously for the rest of my life.
They really did such an amazing job!!! They stayed calm and informed everyone.
9:35 you can see the flash of the transformer just as the skycam loses the video feed
I dont see it.. autobot ? decepticon? wtf?
@@user-zr2lt6dh8j Right at the base of the tornado, huge flash.
I live in Huntsville and I remember this day well. Heartbreaking
Watching the news tickers as this monster is moving is just giving me chills.
I live in the Great Plains, heart of tornado ally, and we don’t have a single weatherman who could touch James Spann. Guy is a once in a lifetime talent. Alabama is lucky to have him
My mom and I watched this live. We live about an hour away from Tuscaloosa, and had gone to their anime convention since its inception. We were in tears seeing the once-familiar and nostalgic streets and landmarks being wiped from existence before our own eyes.
Tldr; my weeb mom and I used to go to cons at U.A.
This weatherman kicks ass!!!
Spann knows his history as well. Impressive!
Such awesome work done by these professionals.
I love you ❤️ Alabama... from A friend in Huntsville 💕
Love how James does the legal ID's for all 3 stations. Total pro!
James spann your#1for telling the weather When the weather is bad I put my TV on 33/40 I do Amen 🙏🏾🌪️☔🌞🌦️⛈️
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Everytime I see this video, it unnerves me to know just how truly tiny we feel against mother nature's wrath.
James is GREAT, Remember visiting relatives in Jacksonville and his coverage is TOPS !!!!!! Everyone in The Magic City should be Very Thankful to have a Weatherman as good as James !!!!!
I drove through here a couple weeks before this tornado hit when the smaller one hit in almost the exact same area. We pulled off the interstate just as it passed and I remember stopping to eat at milos burgers but their power has been knocked out. I remember seeing some debris scattered outside and asking the restaurant workers what had happened and they said a tornado just passed by. I was bummed I didn’t get to witness it as I’ve always been a fan of the movie twister. Well we passed through again a couple weeks later after this big one hit and we drove around to survey the damage and it literally brought tears to my eyes seeing the deviation. Upon coming up to milos we realized the building had been wiped clean off the foundation. God bless those poor souls we’d just seen a few weeks prior.
Tons of great video coverage of the Tuscaloosa tornado. On the opposite end, the Joplin tornado does not have the same kind of video coverage. Probably because it was a large wedge tornado that was mostly wrapped by rain
And the fact that it came almost out of nowhere so quickly there was no time
The Joplin Tornado seemed to be the scariest ever. From the just handful of footage it appeared to be dark as night like pitch black then a mile wide monster hit
Great coverage.... You are saving lives.....🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏅🏅🏅🏅
Now after a horrific day like this, why aren't more homes in Dixie Alley built with either underground storm shelters or with 250 mph wind-resistant safe rooms on the ground floor? My heart goes out to the victims of this catastrophic day, howbeit I have heard and read of too many stories of people taking cover and receiving impromptu flying lessons.
A day I will never forget! A day that changed many lives forever!
April 27, 2011 was a total day of HELL in central and north Alabama. The BEST meteorologists in the country are in Birmingham and Huntsville, Alabama. Thank you so much for saving so many thousands of lives on that day.
They do not exaggerate the situation ever. When our meteorologists say take shelter we listen! We were told a week in advance that it was going to be a very very bad day. Hundreds of strong tornadoes touched down on that day. Entire towns were completely wiped out, nothing was left but concrete foundations. An EF 4/5 tornado is deadly. It’s a very eerie feeling knowing there’s no place you can go to get away from it. Thank you so much guys ❤️
This just popped up in my feed exactly 10 years later, April 27th, 2021.
Same.
James Spann is a legend in this outbreak
The tornado moved into Georgia and it's final damage was recorded in Transylvania county, North Carolina, north of the small town of Rosman, damaging trees & power lines and some trees were damaged in Pisgah Forest,N.C. NE of Brevard and disappated near the Henderson & Transylvania county line.
First tornado in Transylvania county in 25 years.
it had that long of a track?! omfg
No, it was just he same supercell that spawned this one. In Alabama, it lifted briefly in Northeast Jefferson County near Trussville, then regenerated and touched down again near Argo and caused similar destruction in St. Clair, northern Calhoun, southern Etowah and southern Cherokee Counties and moved into Georgia. It wasn't on the ground the whole time in Georgia either.
@@brianmears3388 yeah I love like 5 miles from where it hit Calhoun crossing hwy 431 just south of Glencoe. It's still barren looking.
I remember this day perfectly. I was 13 years old, eating at Deerman’s BBQ in Adamsville, just north of Birmingham. I remember seeing the tornado on tv and I got sick to my stomach. I couldn’t finish my food and I nearly threw up when I saw this tornado live as it tore through Tuscaloosa.