On Thursday, Alabama meteorologist James Spann got a big surprise while reporting on a wave of severe storms Thursday, as he received news during the broadcast that his own home had been damaged by a Tornado.
Spann left mid-broadcast and when he came back on the air, he explained that “the reason I had to step out: we’ve had major damage at my house. My wife is Ok. A tornado came right through there and it’s not good. It’s bad. It’s bad.”
Ultimately, Spann got lucky. According to his wife, a massive tree missed his house — she was protected in their personal storm shelter, built to withstand F5 tornados.
“Had a scare today. As I often say, tornadoes happen to real people, at a real place, at a real time,” Spann tweeted after the broadcast. He also shared a post from Facebook that thanked people for...
Spann left mid-broadcast and when he came back on the air, he explained that “the reason I had to step out: we’ve had major damage at my house. My wife is Ok. A tornado came right through there and it’s not good. It’s bad. It’s bad.”
Ultimately, Spann got lucky. According to his wife, a massive tree missed his house — she was protected in their personal storm shelter, built to withstand F5 tornados.
“Had a scare today. As I often say, tornadoes happen to real people, at a real place, at a real time,” Spann tweeted after the broadcast. He also shared a post from Facebook that thanked people for...
- 3/26/2021
- by Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
Welcome back from the long weekend. If you’re just now tuning back into the news, there’s a lot to catch up on.
Here are five of the biggest stories you might’ve missed over the Labor Day weekend.
At least five people are dead as Hurricane Dorian pummels the Bahamas
The Category 3 hurricane pummeled the Bahamas over the weekend as it traced a northeastern path several hundred miles off the Atlantic Coast. Dorian’s winds reached as high as 180 miles an hour, and the hurricane was labeled a Category 5 storm.
Here are five of the biggest stories you might’ve missed over the Labor Day weekend.
At least five people are dead as Hurricane Dorian pummels the Bahamas
The Category 3 hurricane pummeled the Bahamas over the weekend as it traced a northeastern path several hundred miles off the Atlantic Coast. Dorian’s winds reached as high as 180 miles an hour, and the hurricane was labeled a Category 5 storm.
- 9/3/2019
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
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