Some of the most viral footage from Tuesday's tornado outbreak, was of several wind turbines being toppled by a powerful tornado.
The remains of a tornado-damaged wind turbine touch the ground in a field, Tuesday, May 21, 2024, near Prescott, Iowa . 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 energy company , MidAmerican, responded to the damage, calling it the worst damage their system has suffered in 20 years of operating wind turbines .
"We're thankful no one in the area was injured by the turbine collapses. Our 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 severe storm outbreak." Said Tina Hoffman from MidAmerican. Footage from storm chasers showed some of the turbines collapsing from a direct strike by the tornado that also hit Greenfield. The video shows turbines being tossed high into the air, circling the tornado before crashing to the ground.
"This was an unprecedented impact on our wind fleet, and we have operated wind farms since 2004," MidAmerican told the Associated Press.
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