Andy McCray

Chief Meteorologist for Local 4 WHBF TV and Fox 18 in the Quad Cities, USA! #qcweather @WHBF

[Paul Rees. ex Rucksack. @HannahIamthest1]

A truck loaded with thousands of copies of Roget's Thesaurus spilled its load leaving New York.
Witnesses were stunned, startled, aghast, stupefied, confused, shocked, rattled, paralyzed, dazed, bewildered, surprised, dumbfounded, flabbergasted, confounded, astonished, and numbed.

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Tornado damage around Lena, IL

[Kholby Martin @StormChaser220]

Strong damaging #tornado just outside Lena, Illinois around 3:40 PM. @NWSQuadCities #ilwx @Local4Andy

[Andy McCray @Local4Andy]

I think Kholby sees more tornadoes than anyone I know!

[Kholby Martin @StormChaser220]

Incredible tornado outside Onslow, IA at 6:30 PM CDT. Was on the ground for several minutes. #iawx @NWSQuadCities @Local4Andy

[Andy McCray @Local4Andy]

@StormChaser220 @NWSQuadCities I MUST go on one of these trips! Nice work!

[Kholby Martin @StormChaser220]

Damaging #tornado outside Dewey, Iowa @ 4:40 PM CDT. Crossed right in front of us. Video to come soon! #iawx @NWSQuadCities @WHBF @Local4Andy

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@Cody_Ponce48 Loved you on Hanwha last year - you're coming back strong after tonight! I can feel it!

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@JeffDLowe I didn't know Eminem was on that Iowa team!

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This is a terrific story...gave me chills!

[Lemma the Optimist @DoctorLemma]

19 years ago, a high school basketball coach put his team manager into a game for the final four minutes. The kid had never played a single minute of competitive basketball in his life. He scored 20 points.

Jason McElwain was diagnosed with severe autism at age two. He didn’t speak until he was five. He couldn’t chew solid food until he was six. He wore a nappy for most of his early childhood. As a baby, he was rigid, wouldn’t make eye contact, and hid in corners away from other children.

He tried out for his school basketball team every year and got cut every time. Too small. Too slight. Barely 5’6 and about 54 kilograms. But he loved the game so much that his mum called the school and asked if there was any way he could be involved. The coach created a team manager role for him. For three years, McElwain showed up to every practice and every game. He wore a shirt and tie on match days. He ran drills, handed out water, kept stats, and cheered every basket like he’d scored it himself.

On 15 February 2006, the last home game of his final school year, the coach let him suit up in a proper jersey and sit on the bench. With four minutes left and a comfortable lead, the coach sent him in.

His first shot missed. His second missed. Then something shifted.

He hit a three-pointer. Then another. Then another. His teammates stopped shooting entirely and just kept passing him the ball. He hit six three-pointers and a two-pointer. 20 points in four minutes. The highest scorer in the game. When the final buzzer went, the entire crowd rushed the court and lifted him onto their shoulders.

His mum tapped the coach on the shoulder, in tears. “This is the nicest gift you could have ever given my son.”

McElwain won the ESPY Award for Best Moment in Sports that year, beating out some of the biggest names in professional sport. He’s 36 now. He works at a local supermarket, coaches basketball, has run 17 marathons including five Boston Marathons, and travels the country speaking about never giving up.

When asked about that night, his coach still gets emotional. “For him to come in and seize the moment like he did was certainly more than I ever expected. I was an emotional wreck.”

[Andy McCray @Local4Andy]

Over the Edge 2026 https://t.co/5OjjcjEaRJ

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@NMSports_ Ahhh bummer! But thanks for the info...you guys did great work, this year!

[Andy McCray @Local4Andy]

@RedrickTerryTV @QCSportsNet Any dunks?

[Andy McCray @Local4Andy]

@LumberKings Well done! And hilarious.

[Andy McCray @Local4Andy]

@Mrcryptoxwhale Done

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@MattDevittWX Shocked to read this. Always thought you did a great job when I was on vacation in Fort Myers. No doubt the future is bright. Keep your head up!

[Andy McCray @Local4Andy]

@Mrcryptoxwhale Done

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@CamilleGearTV 2026 is going to be your year. And Tyler's year.

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For the rain, can we say downpour inteas of downfall? #BufvsPhi

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Lame penalty to basically end game 2 mins early. #HOUvsLAC

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Best one yet...