James Spann, Taylor Sarallo and Evan Chickvara with live coverage of tornadoes and severe thunderstorms that moved across Alabama on Thursday, January 12, 2023.
Best chief meteorologist in the state, if not, the entire US right here ladies & gentlemen. Thank you James and Taylor for keeping everyone safe in Central AL
Amazing work and soul of light this man has. He has saved countless lives over the years and stays humble and kind. Go James and Taylor is terrific too!!!
James having to apologize to people for cutting off their programs makes me absolutely sick. You could see in his eyes he was disgusted and exhausted by the toxic comments he received all morning that day. Get a grip people... You are losing contact with reality.
Agreed! This guy was a freaking Unit during the 2011 super outbreak that spawned a giant F5 Tornado. He continued to remain calm and report the weather the whole time.
Great Job as always Mr. Spann !!! And Don't pay attention to any of the grumpy people that was sending those mean texts to you those people don't even like themselves . You kept alot of people safe today like I said you done a great job today keep up the good work because we will be needing you again very soon. Go get some rest you deserve it!!!
Humble and kind. Funny as hell Great trem. James is the best there is. I am a Kansan that is way impressed with his knowledge and skill set. Saving countless lives every broadcast. AL is lucky to have you and crew. Take care Sir. You are terrific!🙏😃
4:07:13 James reaction when the CC radar came up "Oh Lord have mercy". That's why he's the best. That was a very scary moment, that TDS looked horrific.
Thank you to James Spann and all of the 33/40 team for all y’all done today . Praying for all who were affected today and praying for the families who lost loved ones …. 😞
This is the weather team James and Taylor that you want letting you what is going on in your area!!! Saving lives with there coverage of real time weather information ... I take my hat off to this team!!!
@@southernsoulfamily9699 yea but what is there to study? You’re never going to be able to accurately pinpoint and predict what a storm is going to do or how long it’s going to stay on the ground. There are just some things that are out of our control and that’s just a few of them.
Getting better technology etc. i imagine people thought there was nothing more to learn or anything in the 2000s too but we have since learned and developed more@@jamelgallagher6602
Lord bless the city of Selma. I'm glad to hear that so far. There were no fatalities. I hope I'm not wrong if anyone has heard different. I feel for them. I know that scary feeling waiting and riding it out in your safe place.
No one died is Selma thank god, however there were 6 confirmed fatalities in neighboring Autauga County unfortunately. I feel like the tornado hit peak strength after it left Selma and went into Autauga County.
I watched this livestream and completely missed Selma being hit. Saw the news conference today and thought I’d look up videos of the tornado. Holy moly that thing looked huge
I was watching him and Ryan Hall y'all while this was going on. The tornado that hit Selma was the same storm that I followed between him and Ryan was the same Strom that dropped the ef3 in Griffin Georgia which is about 15 minutes south o me where I have friends and family. Between spann and Ryan I was able warn my friends and family in Griffin and unfortunately my friend she was caught right in the middle of it while she was at her mom's house. Luckily her mom's house was spared but it was Friday at lunch before her and her daughter were able to get back to her house. Just an unbelievable storm that no one expected to happen
I don’t live In Alabama but James is the man I love his knowledge of Alabama geography and he remains calm unlike some meteorologists out there who get all hyped up
This storm definitely over performed. Meteorologists were definitely surprised...be Interesting to see if they missed something, or did an ingredient come into play that enhanced the storms..
Apparently a small meso low formed causing a slight change in the wind direction to the Southeast which in turn caused backing winds and with the atmosphere as unstable as it was that slight change made the atmosphere much more conducive to stronger tornadoes
First time I’ve seen James span kinda wrong though he said these will be small circulations and not last very long and one super cell produced for a while
At first it was supposed to be a weaker severe threat they were saying brief rotation and models started getting a stronger signal for high severe probabilities and that’s why they upgraded the threat through the day sorry for the long explanation
It's actually not unusual at all. Most of Alabama's tornadoes occur between November and January. Just look back at these past weather coverages from James, and you'll notice many are in the winter time between November and January
Does it bother anyone else that she always draws on the screen? I wonder if it lowkey bothers him. He never had someone do that until Taylor. She just feels the need to circle everything lol
I generally don’t mind it because the circles are usually big enough that they don’t cover much on the radar. I heard somewhere that interacting with the map like that (circling, future path, etc) actually keep viewers a bit more invested in what’s happening. Also, some viewers may not know what to look for/what they’re looking at, and the circles can help that. Best example would be interpreting velocity data for the viewer. Sometimes I struggle to find the center of the circulation, and her circling it has actually helped me many times
The vast majority of commenters here are not residents of Alabama or any of the affected areas featured in this video or others on UA-cam. That should tell you something important but it’ll undoubtedly be waved away by the same people. Hmm; I wonder why….?
Non Dixie Alley residents; instead of gawking at James Spann you should focus your time and energy into forcing the federal government to take climate change seriously because we’re all going to die in a few years at this rate. Global warming is 100% making tornadoes more numerous and more dangerous in the Deep South; this outbreak was preceded by some of the warmest temperatures ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico. The science might’ve been up in the air for awhile but it’s definitely settled right now.
@@pugachevskobra5636 pretty sure tornadoes aren’t more numerous. Just out of place. The pst few years there’s actually been records for low numbers of tornadoes and tornado related fatalities. It’s always up and down.
@@pugachevskobra5636 after 2011 tornado numbers went down and now it’s back up. Weather isn’t consistent and it never will be. Climate change is a problem but whining about it causing more tornadoes on the internet won’t fix anything. Especially when it doesn’t make that much of a difference. And you better not be one of those tree huggers that wants to turn everything into forests. Because that won’t fix anything either.
If you mean that he's repeating information, it's because people are tuning in at different times. Not everybody is watching TV or the streams at the exact same time, so they might miss information.
Best chief meteorologist in the state, if not, the entire US right here ladies & gentlemen. Thank you James and Taylor for keeping everyone safe in Central AL
Agreed!
Best in the nation.
I say the whole US
Amazing work and soul of light this man has. He has saved countless lives over the years and stays humble and kind. Go James and Taylor is terrific too!!!
Watching from Chicago. James Spann is the professor of all things tornadic. Amazing.
James Spann is a legend. I don't even live in Alabama, but I love to watch his coverages
Same
Grew up mostly in Alabama, I don't live there anymore but I still watch Spann's coverage. It's kind of calming to listen to in a way.
James having to apologize to people for cutting off their programs makes me absolutely sick. You could see in his eyes he was disgusted and exhausted by the toxic comments he received all morning that day. Get a grip people... You are losing contact with reality.
I know I live in Wisconsin, and during the Winter Months waiting for our Severe Weather season to begin I'll watch James to get my Weather fix lol
Agreed! This guy was a freaking Unit during the 2011 super outbreak that spawned a giant F5 Tornado. He continued to remain calm and report the weather the whole time.
James has a voice that exudes the right level of caution or concern while at the same time being reassuring.
Great Job as always Mr. Spann !!! And Don't pay attention to any of the grumpy people that was sending those mean texts to you those people don't even like themselves . You kept alot of people safe today like I said you done a great job today keep up the good work because we will be needing you again very soon. Go get some rest you deserve it!!!
One of the greatest chief meteorologists of all time doing his thing for the state of Alabama. Prayers to people in Selma
Humble and kind. Funny as hell Great trem. James is the best there is. I am a Kansan that is way impressed with his knowledge and skill set. Saving countless lives every broadcast. AL is lucky to have you and crew. Take care Sir. You are terrific!🙏😃
4:07:13 James reaction when the CC radar came up "Oh Lord have mercy". That's why he's the best. That was a very scary moment, that TDS looked horrific.
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Thank you to James Spann and all of the 33/40 team for all y’all done today .
Praying for all who were affected today and praying for the families who lost loved ones …. 😞
Shut up
This is the weather team James and Taylor that you want letting you what is going on in your area!!! Saving lives with there coverage of real time weather information ... I take my hat off to this team!!!
Sadly they weren't all "brief" tornados like he had thought. Shows how much more there is to learn on weather. This man is fantastic!
Not really anything to learn, it just goes to show how unpredictable the weather can be.
@@jamelgallagher6602 Even he said that there is more to study etc etc.
@@southernsoulfamily9699 yea but what is there to study? You’re never going to be able to accurately pinpoint and predict what a storm is going to do or how long it’s going to stay on the ground. There are just some things that are out of our control and that’s just a few of them.
@@jamelgallagher6602 I hear you and I feel same just saying what the man said
Getting better technology etc. i imagine people thought there was nothing more to learn or anything in the 2000s too but we have since learned and developed more@@jamelgallagher6602
29:42 A tick on a hot rock??😂😂
Thank you, James. I now have a new saying for my vernacular.
He really has some good sayings lol! “Hair in a biscuit” and “tighter than a tick’s fanny/backside” are a couple of my favorites.
3:58:07 Toyota-sized hail got me lol 🤣
I love watching these coverages
We sincerely appreciate the Team at ABC3340 and NWS Birmingham!
James Spann is my idol along with his assistant meteorologist Taylor.
Knew what I was watching today at work. Thank you James Spann 🙏
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Respect the polygon.
Lord bless the city of Selma. I'm glad to hear that so far. There were no fatalities. I hope I'm not wrong if anyone has heard different. I feel for them. I know that scary feeling waiting and riding it out in your safe place.
No one died is Selma thank god, however there were 6 confirmed fatalities in neighboring Autauga County unfortunately. I feel like the tornado hit peak strength after it left Selma and went into Autauga County.
James Span is the freaking man!!
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Another fine job today from you guys today. I’m sure you saved lives again today.
I watched this livestream and completely missed Selma being hit. Saw the news conference today and thought I’d look up videos of the tornado. Holy moly that thing looked huge
I drove from Memphis to Destin on this day. Was able to dodge all of the severe weather because of his weather coverage!
Best in the business.
Sheeeit... it went from a low-end event to a 10% significant severe event with cycling supercell naders embedded MCV naders across AL and GA.
I was watching him and Ryan Hall y'all while this was going on. The tornado that hit Selma was the same storm that I followed between him and Ryan was the same Strom that dropped the ef3 in Griffin Georgia which is about 15 minutes south o me where I have friends and family. Between spann and Ryan I was able warn my friends and family in Griffin and unfortunately my friend she was caught right in the middle of it while she was at her mom's house. Luckily her mom's house was spared but it was Friday at lunch before her and her daughter were able to get back to her house. Just an unbelievable storm that no one expected to happen
I don’t live In Alabama but James is the man I love his knowledge of Alabama geography and he remains calm unlike some meteorologists out there who get all hyped up
This storm definitely over performed. Meteorologists were definitely surprised...be Interesting to see if they missed something, or did an ingredient come into play that enhanced the storms..
Apparently a small meso low formed causing a slight change in the wind direction to the Southeast which in turn caused backing winds and with the atmosphere as unstable as it was that slight change made the atmosphere much more conducive to stronger tornadoes
This man is a legend
Watched the full coverage horrible day today 6 dead and dozens injured
James is very intelligent
Y'all supposed to keep the naders back in western AL lol. Y'all sent them east into eastern AL and GA lol.
Have to wonder, though, was there a need to doodle over the maps for information that didn't inform?
Where did they "doodle over the map without informing"?
Weather dweebs called out at 1:03:24, he knows we're here 🤭
First time I’ve seen James span kinda wrong though he said these will be small circulations and not last very long and one super cell produced for a while
At first it was supposed to be a weaker severe threat they were saying brief rotation and models started getting a stronger signal for high severe probabilities and that’s why they upgraded the threat through the day sorry for the long explanation
He's not right 100% but he is a legend and will always be
4:07:20 James Spann is trying to save lives. He called it exactly as it happened. It was destructive.
I just love watching Mr Spann on his coverage. Many prayers to Alabama from Ms.🫂🫂💗 Taylor was wonderful as well.🫂
I guess the idea of short lived spin ups today did not hold true.
That's what I was thinking
Love it when weather people are wrong.
Sometimes James tries to downplay the threats, but on this day there was already a enhanced threat by the NWS.
There’s always freak storms. Recently a storm dropped 4 inch hail outside of the risk areas and not much went down anywhere else. It happens.
😍🥰💓Taylor😍🥰💓
Trem?? Uh TEAM LOL
Gawd, if we're already getting significant tornado activity in mid January, this is going to be a long tornado Season
Well see, last year started off fast but really tapered off in April through june
@@supertornadogun1690 super - hope your right. Just seems like we're no longer getting a break even in mid winter
It's actually not unusual at all. Most of Alabama's tornadoes occur between November and January. Just look back at these past weather coverages from James, and you'll notice many are in the winter time between November and January
@@supertornadogun1690this was ironic considering the 3rd largest tornado outbreak in terms of numbers happened
@@GgyWater And what month was that in? Mostly March, and the very start of April
Does it bother anyone else that she always draws on the screen? I wonder if it lowkey bothers him. He never had someone do that until Taylor. She just feels the need to circle everything lol
I generally don’t mind it because the circles are usually big enough that they don’t cover much on the radar.
I heard somewhere that interacting with the map like that (circling, future path, etc) actually keep viewers a bit more invested in what’s happening. Also, some viewers may not know what to look for/what they’re looking at, and the circles can help that.
Best example would be interpreting velocity data for the viewer. Sometimes I struggle to find the center of the circulation, and her circling it has actually helped me many times
Even from Canada .. we love him!!
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The vast majority of commenters here are not residents of Alabama or any of the affected areas featured in this video or others on UA-cam. That should tell you something important but it’ll undoubtedly be waved away by the same people. Hmm; I wonder why….?
Non Dixie Alley residents; instead of gawking at James Spann you should focus your time and energy into forcing the federal government to take climate change seriously because we’re all going to die in a few years at this rate. Global warming is 100% making tornadoes more numerous and more dangerous in the Deep South; this outbreak was preceded by some of the warmest temperatures ever recorded in the Gulf of Mexico. The science might’ve been up in the air for awhile but it’s definitely settled right now.
@@pugachevskobra5636 pretty sure tornadoes aren’t more numerous. Just out of place. The pst few years there’s actually been records for low numbers of tornadoes and tornado related fatalities. It’s always up and down.
@@pugachevskobra5636 after 2011 tornado numbers went down and now it’s back up. Weather isn’t consistent and it never will be. Climate change is a problem but whining about it causing more tornadoes on the internet won’t fix anything. Especially when it doesn’t make that much of a difference. And you better not be one of those tree huggers that wants to turn everything into forests. Because that won’t fix anything either.
Why repeating? Ryan Hall is getting fairly good but he does ramble in middle of warnings.
If you mean that he's repeating information, it's because people are tuning in at different times. Not everybody is watching TV or the streams at the exact same time, so they might miss information.
How else would you warn people? Are you ok? That's the goofiest thing to criticize, especially when it comes to weather. Remember that next time.
Simple, people tune in at different points in time. So, it’s best to go over information repeatedly.
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This guy is a legend