1993 Blizzard Memories Spann

James Spann's memories from the March 1993 Superstorm in Alabama.

[@southerndigest8996]

What I remember most about it was the ice storm we had in Huntsville, AL just before the snow, and another ice storm just after it. So the ground and the trees had a layer of ice, then a layer of snow, then another layer of ice. Stepping into that sounded so different: The crack of the ice followed by the soft crunch of the snow, then the cries from people slipping on the bottom ice layer!

[@dwaynerobinson7629]

Our local guy, Paul Barys, NAILED IT, while all the other weather folks missed it BIG. Always said I wanted it to snow hind end deep to a giraffe, until it did. 24" of snow Sub zero temps No power for a week Sister went into labor and after three ambulances got stuck, the rescue squad finally got her to the hospital. Only time I've ever fed cattle from a wagon pulled by a bulldozer. Oh And the boss kept ringing the phone. Town's ok When yall coming to work??? Where we live isn't ok We'll be back when it gets a lot better. Only time I've seen the national guard patrolling the roads rescuing stranded people. It was beautiful It was historic But it was a nightmare

[@jamesjay8281]

I went through March 1993 Superstorm that followed 12 other snowstorms for NY. I got to see my first Thundersnow on Long Island.

[@jcford33]

The snow was blowing so fast it was a blur and hurt. The wind was deafening and you heard the trees cracking through the darkness. The thunder and purple and green lightning were downright scary. I thought it was the end of the world. I love snow, but this, never again!

[@patrickgraham3593]

I was 19 snowed in with my girlfriend + a case of Budweiser. That was Friday by Sunday with no power we almost froze. Good times!

[@mendisuarez1595]

James span our weather man! We remember my 1st child was just 2. You had a 4 wheeler to get around but everything was closed thank God for a grill! But it did make memories

[@melissaredish8136]

I was living in Hoover in 1993. Our power was out for 7 days. We were very lucky and had a fire place and our neighbor was an outdoorsman who had a Coleman stove and had some venison steaks and stews. Didn't have a whole lot to do after the sun went down because no power, but we read, my sisters boyfriend had his guitar with him and he would sing by the fire place. It was a fun time if you didn't mind taking a cold shower every other day.

[@ILoveOldTWC]

Yes, I remember that Tuesday, March 9, 1993, seeing "Snow and Ice" on the extended forecast on the local forecast on TWC, and temperatures were in the 70s and 80s and my mom and me thought, "they've gotta be kidding." My mother watched The Weather Channel again and told me that they weren't kidding. A low was to form in the Gulf of Mexico.

[@OvGraphics]

Where do ya start? I was by myself in a creaking cooling building in downtown Anniston in a carve out called a TV40 control room with a bunch of dead monitors. No power. (No power at the transmitter either, and it wasn't coming back on before daylight for sure.) Finally said to heck with it all a little before midnight and trudged Siberia-like to a motel room (in a motel that is no longer there) with a faulty furnace puking out carbon monoxide about 4 blocks away to wait for sunup. Several other TV folks were at another motel. The nearby Waffle House was doing a great biz. Their gas was still working. Serving up hot greasy meals. Only the guard guys were moving in their monster trucks by that point on Quintard, and not much of that. A crazy day that started for me, about 20 hours previous when a station vehicle picked me up in Oxford to deliver me to the station before it went on to fall over into the Ft. McClellan golf course until the snow melted, I guess. Got lots more TV tales from that day. Never to be forgotten.

[@jamessimms415]

We lived next to I-20/59 in Tuscaloosa. After a while, you get used to Interstate traffic & not pay any attention to it. With 20/59 shut down, the silence of absolutely no traffic was deafening

[@bbbhjujmgmggmgmgm4895]

Nice

[@2bless4stress]

Can we have it again please?🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@jantzenallen3077]

Won’t be long I think next year marks 30 years since it happened