{"id":2252068,"date":"2024-05-24T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-footage-shows-wind-farm-completely-devastated-by-high-winds\/"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T15:57:57","slug":"wild-footage-shows-wind-farm-completely-devastated-by-high-winds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wild-footage-shows-wind-farm-completely-devastated-by-high-winds\/","title":{"rendered":"Shocking Video: Wind Farm Ravaged by Strong Winds"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwild-footage-shows-wind-farm-completely-devastated-by-high-winds%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2252068&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The commentary \u200bby Connor Cavanaugh on May 24, 2024, discusses the severe damage \u200dfaced by wind turbines in \u200cIowa \u2064due to a tornado. The turbines, belonging \u2064to MidAmerica Energy, were overwhelmed by the\u2062 violent \u200bstorm, leading to widespread destruction. The incident\u200d highlighted\u200d the challenges of\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-manchin-craters-momentum-for-build-back-better-hours-after-joe-biden-features-at-glasgow-climate-change-summit\/\" title=\"Joe Manchin Craters Momentum for Build Back Better, Hours After Joe Biden Features at Glasgow Climate Change Summit\">green energy infrastructure<\/a> and the need \u2064for strategic planning \u200bin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-are-trying-to-supersize-more-than-just-the-irs\/\" title=\"Democrats Are Trying to Supersize More Than Just the IRS\">renewable energy initiatives<\/a>. Connor \u200bCavanaugh&#8217;s commentary on\u2062 May 24, 2024, \u2063delves into \u2063the extensive damage suffered by wind turbines in Iowa following a tornado. Owned\u200c by MidAmerica Energy, the turbines\u200c succumbed to the ferocious storm, resulting in significant devastation. This \u200coccurrence underscores the hurdles faced by green energy infrastructure \u200cand emphasizes the importance of meticulous \u2062planning in\u2063 renewable energy\u200b projects.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/%20\"><span>Connor Cavanaugh<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 24, 2024 at 7:56am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>There really is such a thing as too much.<\/p>\n<p>A handful of wind turbines in southwest <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-monster-tornado-tears-iowa-violent-weather-causes-mass-destruction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Iowa<\/a> belonging to the energy company MidAmerica suffered immense damage on Tuesday after a tornado blew through the area, overwhelming the green energy producers, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs2iowa.com\/news\/local\/down-trees-reported-in-iowa-city-following-severe-storms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KGAN-TV<\/a> in Cedar Rapids.<\/p>\n<p>Video footage captured the wreckage of the destroyed turbines, honing in on one that caught fire and filled the air with black smoke.<\/p>\n<p>The drone images from storm chaser Jordan Hall were shared by MyRadar Weather on X.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tornado ripped down multiple wind turbines and left one in flames. Drone video captured by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanHallWX?\">@JordanHallWX<\/a> shows impact craters almost 6 feet deep north of Prescott, Iowa.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/iawx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#iawx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/wxtwitter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#wxtwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GGPDSHzk59\">pic.twitter.com\/GGPDSHzk59<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MyRadar Weather (@MyRadarWX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MyRadarWX\/status\/1793070603609448551?\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re thankful no one in the area was injured by the turbine collapses,\u201d MidAmerica spokeswoman Tina Hoffman said in a statement, according to KGAN.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with those in nearby Greenfield who lost their lives, as well as the many others who were hurt or lost their homes due to the same <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-dead-in-missouri-tornado\/\" title=\"5 dead in Missouri tornado\">severe storm outbreak<\/a>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>The powerful EF4 tornado tore through the town, killing four people and injuring 35 others, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/2024\/05\/23\/greenfield-iowa-tornado-damage-deaths-cleanup-debris\/73816678007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Des Moines Register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you trust \u201cgreen\u201d energy sources?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The turbines, just north of nearby Prescott, recorded wind speeds over 100 mph before the sensors began to fail, KGAN reported.<\/p>\n<p>While these white behemoths are designed to take numerous types of weather, they face certain limitations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFew structures can withstand a direct hit by a powerful tornado such as what we experienced on Tuesday,\u201d Hoffman said.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, those limitations are something that green energy advocates are simply going to have to live with.<\/p>\n<p>Every form of \u201crenewable\u201d energy comes with a cost.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, all of them rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lithium-mother-lode-discovered-unlikely-places-green-new-deal-radicals-wont-like-one-bit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">batteries<\/a>, which are nonrenewable, but even outside of that, solar farms need immense land and maintenance, wind turbines can succumb to immense storms, and so on.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/liberals-smearing-alito-upside-flag-story-real-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liberals<\/a> don\u2019t seem to be aware of the drawbacks of \u201cgreen\u201d energy, carrying a belief that as long as it isn\u2019t oil and gas, it has no flaws.<\/p>\n<p>Drawbacks are far from something to completely scrap the ideas over as they can have immense positives to them.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/22\/climate\/tornado-wind-turbines-iowa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> reported, Iowa got about two-thirds of its electricity from renewable resources in 2022, with almost all of it from wind farms.<\/p>\n<p>But when considering these options, the full list of positives and negatives needs to be considered rather than just hyper-focusing on the aspect that best serves an agenda.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>I heard a chilling comment the other day: \u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>That wasn\u2019t said by a conspiracy theorist or a doomsday prophet. 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Will you <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>join us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  in the fight? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Sincerely,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45820\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ccavanaugh\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45820\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45820\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45820\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Connor Cavanaugh is currently a student at the University of North Texas studying Political Science. Connor has lived in Texas for the majority of his life and is a proud conservative.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On May 24, 2024, at 7:56 am, Connor Cavanaugh comments on the excessive damage caused by a tornado in southwest Iowa. The wind turbines owned by MidAmerica Energy were severely affected, highlighting the vulnerability of green energy infrastructure. 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