Tornado Alley is the optimal place for wind turbines in the United States (see figure below where average wind speeds exceed 6.5 m/s), pushing capacity factors to 50%, and has made wind the second ...

Tornado ripped down multiple wind turbines and left one in flames. Drone video captured by @JordanHallWX shows impact craters almost 6 feet deep north of Prescott, Iowa. #iawx #wxtwitter pic ...

Tornado Alley is the optimal place for wind turbines in the United States, pushing capacity factors beyond 40%, and making wind the second largest generator of electricity in Kansas, South Dakota ...

The tornado came close to a wind farm in Peetz, about 25 miles north of Sterling. Viewer video sent to 9NEWS showed the tornado moving across fields and coming dangerously close to the wind farm.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KGAN) — Some of the most viral footage from Tuesday's tornado outbreak, was of several wind turbines in southwest Iowa being toppled by a powerful tornado. The day after, the ...

The twister collapsed five turbines, each almost 500 feet tall, at MidAmerican's Orient wind farm and damaged the foundation of another, the utility said. The storm also toppled a turbine at its ...

Many of the leading wind-generating states — Oklahoma, Texas, and Iowa — are tornado hot spots, but there have been few reported cases of twisters dislodging turbines or blades this year ...

Tornado Pummels Wind Turbines in Iowa The damage was unusual, experts say, because turbines are built to withstand extreme weather. Iowa is a wind powerhouse, with thousands of turbines.

Tornado hit on wind farms rare. Destruction of 5 turbines in Iowa field caught on video. May 26, 2024 at 1:40 a.m. by SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press ...

GREENFIELD, Iowa (KCRG) - On May 21st, 2024, an EF 4 tornado spun a trail of destruction through Greenfield in western Iowa. Not only was the small Iowa town left in shambles, but wind turbines ...

Multiple wind turbines were destroyed by the tornado as it ripped across the county. Satre said he observed at least three 250-foot towers snapped like twigs, their blades scattered across the area.

Tornado hit on wind farms rare. Destruction of 5 turbines in Iowa field caught on video. May 26, 2024 at 1:40 a.m. by SEAN MURPHY The Associated Press ...