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One Alabama weatherman’s crusade to improve tornado safety

“I call him ‘Super Spann’ because he does his best to protect us,” says Olympia Hewitt, a Tuscaloosa County resident who watched in horror Dec. 6, 2000, as Spann stood on-screen – sleeves rolled up, wearing his ever-present suspenders – and warned residents of Bear Creek Trailer Park to seek shelter from a tornado. Eleven people died that day, but residents believe the toll would have been higher without his coverage. “He talks like he’s right there,” Ms. Hewitt adds, “telling you what’s happening.”

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Carmen Sisson March 11, 2008 March 14, 2011Recent Bylines Alabama, careers, Christian Science Monitor, Moody, tornado, weather 0
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