@chadatkins9053
RIP to everyone that lost their lives in these storms, and RIP to all the poor animals that didn't make it through this... Such a terrible and tragic day
@elikait2025
I was 8 when this happened. My family and I lived 40 minutes away from Tuscaloosa. A couple of days later we had gone to Midtown in Tuscaloosa just passed UA and we were in absolute shock at the damage. Now every year on April 27 they ring the bell at Denny Chimes 53 times in honor of those who lost their lives in Alabama.
@Bunnyandart
As an European who's never seen such a thing irl, this is insane. And to think people go through this yearly
@michaelistheman1533
It's crazy to think that there's still visible damage from this outbreak to this day, all these years later and the remnants are everywhere
@deaconj3406
James Spann put too much of the death toll on himself. There’s nothing we really could’ve done different. The problem was the first wave the NWS and EMS systems took a direct hit. Then the 2nd wave came through with a bunch of EF4/EF5 tornadoes when EMS was down, NWS was scrambling and power was spotty. The setup absolutely doomed Alabama to a high number of casualties. Even tho Spann was an absolute legend saved 10s of thousands of lives that day, still carries it.
@plzsaydabailey
"There it is Brian"😂😂😂 my boy was shittin bricks😂😂😂
@Nothingatall1984
I lived through this. My neighborhood was DEMOLISHED. It looked like a bomb went off. God told me to get in my closet and I did. Not even 30 seconds later the glass shattered and my house shook. I had no shoes on. I had to walk on broken glass to get to my husbands dress shoes. I went outside and saw my neighborhood… I collapsed. Thank God I survived.
@lorchid23
I live in southeast Tennessee and lived through this outbreak. An F4 came within approx 1.5 miles of my home and it actually sucked the siding off of the southeast side of our house. As my husband and I lay flat in our bathtub, we could feel the ground vibrating, shaking our entire house, as if we were in a washing machine. I’ve never experienced absolutely helpless terror like that in all my days.. I pray to God that I never do again. R.I.P. to all the friends, friends of friends and their family that didn’t survive.
@MoonieMoonball
Im surprised no one has noticed or mentioned that this is totally a re-uploaded video with a different title. I remember seeing this video MONTHS ago and its exactly the same. Also, it doesnt even talk about all of the EF-5 tornadoes of the 2011 outbreak. The main focus most of the video is the Tuscaloosa/Birmingham EF-4 tornado.
@JoshJones-37334
I live and farm in southern middle Tennessee and I found all kinds of stuff that the storm dumped out on us. One was a check from a person who was a fatality in Phil Campbell, AL. There were several photographs and my little sister said she would put them on Facebook to see if anyone wanted them back. When I gave them to her she looked at the first one and said “I went to UNA with this guy! He’s from Hackleburg!”It was weird.
@theojjuiceisloose
James Spann has been a hero of mine since this day, I was 11 years old in Florida, watching this unfold just a few states away. I had seen bits and pieces that day and thought he was the bravest person I had ever seen. This outbreak sparked my lifelong passion for weather and natural disasters, and as I’ve grown older I’ve only found more videos of his coverage of this day. All of that has proved that young me was so right in seeing him as a Hero, because that is what he is. I cannot imagine the strength it would take to stay on the air, urging people to take shelter and desperately providing information to save people. It made me tear up hearing his interview here, I just want him to know he made a huge difference that day, and people admire him ❤
@taymayne
I was in high school in NE Alabama and an EF5 tornado touched down a few miles from my house. A 10-foot piece of a roof fell in my parent's yard and I remember seeing a whole line of power transformers crumpled up like paper.
@rhondahoward8025
31:01 How dude goes from “Alright, I think it’s gone” To “AW CRAP!” as soon as he opens the storm shelter door. It’s not funny but it is at the same time! 😂
@joeylamuel5828
Mr.Spann, you did what you could.
@michaelhiggins9791
This day surely changed a lot of peoples minds about storms. This and Joplin. Being from Kansas I get wanting to capture but if you’ve got a massive multi vortex tornado in your town… don’t be ignorant. Get into shelter yall. Life is far more important than views
@austinhayes7265
I was in 11th grade in North Alabama on that day I use to like tornados until then. Seeing a full grown oak tree fly through the air is wild
@princessbuttercup8954
My brother in law lived in an apartment building in tuscaloosa when this happened. When they walked outside half of their apartment building was gone, and the other part was left untouched. Several people they knew were killed.
@chrisdavenport3621
I also lived through this. I was raised in cullman and was on 278 with it behind me. One wrong turn I could have been done. Scary day.
@jimlatosful
James Spann is such a legend, I recommend his autobiography
@Landon78s