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Jesus follower | Arkansas native who loves Arkansas weather | Mississippi State Alum | KATV Meteorologist

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James Bryant
1 year
God blessed my wife and I with the most precious gift at 11:50 PM on Thursday night. Brooks Bryant is home resting with momma! We are finally home after an 80 hour hospital stay. We are so thankful!
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Little Rock tornado at CLOSE RANGE in Chenal... Video from Jc McInnis
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4 months
Well this is SO COOL!! This was Monday's eclipse as viewed from inside a cave in the Ozark National Forest! Thanks to Joshua Kwekel for sending to us! #eclipse #eclipse2024 #arwx @natwxdesk
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1 year
Video of the Little Rock tornado from Aaron Borders. #arwx
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1 year
Check out another INSANE video from the hailstorm on Wednesday, June 14th... This one was from Malvern taken by Shawn McKinney. Goodness!!
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2 years
Say this with me: Arkansas is a legitimate national title contender
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1 year
Exciting news! Sarah and I are expecting a baby boy this August. We are so excited about this blessing and appreciate all prayers for a continued healthy pregnancy.
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2 years
CBS pulling away from an overtime game to go to Fayetteville means Arkansas is definitely BACK
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4 years
How dare I love Jesus
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2 years
Before anyone feels sorry for Auburn, just remember they fired Gus Malzahn who never had a losing season, recruited in the top 15, and beat Alabama 3 times.
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1 year
WOW!! Have you ever seen a rainbow this BRIGHT? This is an unedited photo from Lake Hamilton late this afternoon. Pic by Marietta Waddell Tucker.
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2 years
TORNADO VIDEO: Tornado from south of Des Arc at skarda farms from Casey Skarda #arwx
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4 years
If people spent as much time in prayer as they do on social media... What a difference that would make. This is such a divisive time. Jesus unites.
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James Bryant
2 years
The only team that can beat Arkansas is Arkansas
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2 years
It’s Arkansas vs everyone again tomorrow because the universe/sports media/refs/everyone would LOVE a Duke-UNC coach K Final Four send off.
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James Bryant
2 years
I want to tell everyone a story about a team that was running for 8 yards per carry and then decided to run trick plays
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1 year
Well this is just CRAZY. The street sign from Wellington Colony Dr in west Little Rock was found in Sherwood just north of Club Rd. This street sign travelled airborne for 13 MILES and it is beat up! Thanks to John Rennard for sending this in. #arwx
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1 year
Cannot believe I witnessed this. Here is my clip of the large tornado that impacted Cole, Oklahoma.
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4 years
Me: “Hey Sarah make sure you’re quiet during my weather” Sarah: immediately drops dishes in the kitchen
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1 year
*LANGUAGE WARNING* CLOSE range video of the Little Rock tornado from Karl Humm… very lucky!
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James Bryant
2 years
The anti Arkansas officiating deep state is not a conspiracy theory, it’s truth
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James Bryant
1 year
Eric Musselman will at some point assemble a Final Four team at Arkansas. This program is in a great spot. It’s a “down year” when they went 8-10 in conference play and still made it the Sweet 16.
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11 months
It'll be overshadowed by the loss, but Arkansas did some really good things tonight. The hogs truly beat themselves and are so close to pulling it together (and LSU is a good to great team, Nabors is elite). - KJ Jefferson is one of the best QB's we've ever had - The defense is
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1 year
@JohnBoozman @SenatorWicker Senators, I appreciate this effort, but what is really required for better tornado forecasting is for more radars available to the network. Tornadoes are best detected with low level radar data. The father away you get from a radar site, the more difficult this becomes.
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James Bryant
3 years
Saturday we get #6 Kentucky at #18 Arkansas on a nationally televised CBS broadcast. Feels good to be relevant again!
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3 years
It’s not football season if Arkansas fans aren’t irate about officiating
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3 years
There’s an Arkansas helmet on the College Gameday set. No way anyone would’ve believed this was possible 2 years ago
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2 years
Hear me out: Dan Mullen, Arkansas OC
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2 years
A duke-UNC-Kansas-Villanova Final Four sounds awful
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1 year
Tim McMahan had an up close view as the tornado crossed the Arkansas river from Little Rock to NLR into Burns Park…
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3 years
Arkansas playing “why can’t we be friends” when Mississippi state is losing their temper is just savage
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Name a more iconic trio than Kim, Kourtney and Khloe.
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James Bryant
1 year
Wynne high school sustained HEAVY damage #arwx
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James Bryant
9 months
After 5 years working weekends at KATV… I’m moving to WEEKDAYS! I’ll be in Monday to Friday for Midday, Good Afternoon Arkansas, and Channel 7 News at 5. Not working weekends is weird! If you’ve watched or followed this page over the last 5 years, I can’t thank you enough!!
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5 years
Arkansas numbers to think about: • They are ranked 23rd in the nation in athletic department revenue. • Arkansas is a top 25 composite recruiter, which means they have the dudes to beat people. The numbers say they can compete, so the on field result is really baffling.
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7 months
Life is full of milestones, the first snow day is one of them!!
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James Bryant
2 years
Good morning razorback nation. Whatever you did on Thursday, do that again today. #WPS
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1 year
We've got a lot of videos from Baptist and downtown, but this is an unbelievable video from Rachel Turner on the 11th floor of the Plaza West building in Midtown. The tornado would have been going through Breckenridge at this time. You can see power flashes from the base of the
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James Bryant
2 years
This is going to be a problem on Saturday isn’t it?
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James Bryant
4 years
Close range video of the Jonesboro tornado from Braden Smith #arwx
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James Bryant
1 month
EA 25 is so realistic. Played yesterday on the road with Arkansas @ #15 Oklahoma State and immediately went 3 & out and shanked a punt
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James Bryant
3 years
Sarah graduates tomorrow morning! After 7 years of school, she’ll finally have her doctorate in occupational therapy. I’m so proud of my wife!
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James Bryant
4 years
Virtual school should be illegal during a generational snow event
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James Bryant
1 year
My wife and I are so blessed. Our little man will be here in about 8 weeks or so. Check out this cool gift we got from a former Channel 7 employee that goes to our church. So cool!
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1 year
Video of the Little Rock tornado crossing the Arkansas river into NLR from the 12th floor of the Simmons Bank building. Video from Wendy Shirar.
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Little Rock tornado video from Layne Traylor:
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James Bryant
2 years
Next two weeks for Arkansas: @ #23 Mississippi State (45th in rush defense) @ #16 BYU (91st in rush defense) Winnable. Go find a way!
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James Bryant
2 years
And ESPN just showed the entire nation where the whole Arkansas season came off the rails
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James Bryant
3 years
My grandmother was talking about the Razorback game tonight and said: “I don’t know why but Texas A&M just ticks me off” Same. 😂
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1 year
Baseball sized hail raining down at Lake Hamilton yesterday evening... Video from Robert Webb. #arwx
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1 year
Here is the early life cycle of the Little Rock tornado from Jay Davis who was on the 10th floor of the Baptist Health Medical Center... Once this tornado got down it became very strong. Notice the horizontal vortices... That's a marker of a very strong tornado. #arwx
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James Bryant
3 years
You CANNOT make this up. Auburn can never fumble against Arkansas. Unbelievable
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James Bryant
2 years
It’s a great morning to find your identity in Christ instead of college football (losses will still hurt though)
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4 years
Win or lose, the fact that Arkansas has the toughness and grit to be back in this game after being down 17-0 is incredible. Arkansas is SO much better than the last 3 years.
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James Bryant
2 years
Beautiful snow cover from Mount Nebo in Yell county from Mike Kiser. #arwx
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James Bryant
4 months
Incredible video shot by Jason Stewart. It is so easy to see the tornado damage path on the east side of Lake Hamilton. This is where the tornado came off of the lake. Check out the convergent and widespread tree blowdown. There is hardly a tree left standing towards the
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1 year
East of Cole, Oklahoma
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James Bryant
3 months
Unfortunately it was a case of a storm that would not go away. After 9:30 PM last night a supercell developed east of I-35 in northern Oklahoma. This storm would go on to track through northern sections of Tulsa and would make it all the way to Benton county by 1 AM where it
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1 year
Truly nothing better
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James Bryant
2 years
Arkansas is 2-7 in the opening 3 SEC games the last 3 seasons. Arkansas is 13-1 in the month of February since 2021. Trust the process.
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James Bryant
2 years
I absolutely 100% believe Arkansas will be in a one possession game as things come to an end tonight. Hogs are winning. I'm convinced.
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Todd Yakoubian has taught me everything I know about TV and has been an incredible mentor and friend. I grew up watching Todd and only could’ve dreamed about a day where I got to do severe weather coverage WITH him. I have him to thank for getting me to KATV 5 years ago. He’s
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I have an important personal announcement. #arwx
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James Bryant
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One last ride for @ToddYakoubian . He’s been instrumental in teaching me everything I need to know and is a huge reason for where I’m at in my career. I’m extremely thankful for him mentoring me. We will miss him!
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1 year
Our boys are back on American soil. They were welcomed to cheers and tears at the Little Rock airport. The Lord is faithful.
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James Bryant
4 years
I can’t ignore it any longer, Thursday’s highs might struggle to get out of the 60s.
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James Bryant
3 years
College Gameday will feature Arkansas for the first time since 2006. Arkansas vs Georgia 11 AM on ESPN!
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📍 A T H E N S We're headed to the Classic City for @RazorbackFB vs. @GeorgiaFootball 👏
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It’s a “down” year for Arkansas basketball and they still won 20 games and will make their 3rd straight NCAA tourney appearance. Program is in a great spot regardless of how this season finishes.
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James Bryant
2 years
5 day temperature anomalies for the coming week will run 10 to 20 degrees BELOW average for a large part of the US. Incredible for mid-November.
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James Bryant
3 months
The death toll from the Sunday morning tornadoes has risen to 8 Arkansans. This is the deadliest tornado event in Arkansas since 4/27/2014. #ARWX
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James Bryant
3 years
I know Arkansas could’ve played better, but the fumble theft by the officials early in the game changed it in favor of Auburn. No one who watched this game can say that bad officiating didn’t have a huge impact.
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1 year
4 years with the girl of my dreams! The family expands this August!
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1 year
Anyone else looking at the long range upper air pattern for the 2nd week of June? This would be something.
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2 years
“Fumble”
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2 years
The anti Arkansas officiating deep state is not a conspiracy theory, it’s truth
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4 years
Amazing how 33° feels like 50 when you’ve experienced -1°.
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James Bryant
4 years
Pretty cool snow tribute to the troops from Macy and Jeff Freeman.
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1 year
Next week brings a preview of fall with a big cold front that will give us a break from the heat and high humidity for the first time since early June. Highs will be in the 80s with lows in the 60s! Dewpoints will drop down into the lower 50s!!
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James Bryant
10 months
What kind of people want it dark at 5:30 PM
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1 year
With our severe threat winding down and the very little amount of rest I’ve had since Friday morning, it’s about time I go down for a long nap. Thank you for you trust these past 5 days, especially last Friday. It’s a day I’ll never forget.
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9 months
About a week ago the old KATV weather team got together. KATV has had 5 meteorologists since 2005. I’m so thankful to have gotten to be a part of this group! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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1 year
A major severe weather event is becoming increasingly likely for Tuesday (April 4th) and the risk could once again include multiple states.
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Downtown Little Rock from Rebecca Moll
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3 years
Near Jonesboro from Gilber Matlock...
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James Bryant
3 years
Dr. Bryant!
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James Bryant
3 years
The best thing about seeing a game in person tonight is not seeing the Applebee’s commercial
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2 years
Them: nobody was on TV this morning for tornado warnings. Me at 4:56 AM during my 5th day of tornado coverage:
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James Bryant
1 year
It’s been overshadowed by the tornado in Pulaski county, but one of the hardest hit places in the state was in Wynne in Cross county. Homes were heavily damaged, the high school was destroyed, and 4 people were killed in town. Pics are from Cameron Tomboli. #arwx
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James Bryant
2 years
Your Arkansas Razorbacks are the only SEC team to advance to the Sweet Sixteen 😈
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James Bryant
6 months
Tornado near East End in Saline county earlier this evening from Megan Odell Broughton. @KATVBarry @NWSLittleRock #arwx
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James Bryant
3 years
Snowing heavily at the Buffalo River in Searcy county!
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James Bryant
1 year
Did I just kill at murder hornet at my moms house? WHAT is this?
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1 year
Car wash in west Little Rock was completely leveled
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1 year
Three of my close friends were in Sudan meeting with church leaders before the fighting broke out 2 weeks ago. They will finally return to American soil today. It was only the Lord that paved a way for their return. Many prayers have been answered.
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James Bryant
2 years
Unbelievable view of our long track tornadic supercell in its early stages. This pic was taken by Jackson Pruss from Mt. Nebo. #arwx
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James Bryant
3 months
I can see the northern lights in downtown Little Rock with the naked eye. WOW!
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James Bryant
1 year
Despite being quiet recently, the Little Rock metro area is one of the most tornado prone metro areas in the country. Tornadoes in Pulaski county are extremely common, but the big tornadoes are about a once per decade deal. 5 F3/EF3+ tornadoes have impacted the Little Rock city
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James Bryant
2 years
Unbelievable, epic, and incredible. ARKANSAS TO THE ELITE EIGHT!
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1 year
A significant severe weather event is possible late Tuesday afternoon and night… Supercells with tornadoes and hail will be possible before a line of storms moves across the state late in the night… #arwx
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1 year
Cabot, Arkansas — where a lightning strike and a rainbow crossed. WOW! Pic from Cole Glanert via Chime In. @natwxdesk
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There just can’t be anything sweeter than this
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