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Aerial video shows wind turbines destroyed near Adams County, Iowa, after a tornado moved through the area.
The Weather Channel via "X" ^ | 6:51 PM · May 21, 2024 | The Weather Channel via "X"

Posted on 05/21/2024 6:33:32 PM PDT by xoxox


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KEYWORDS: climate; iowa; tornado; weather; windmill
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1 posted on 05/21/2024 6:33:32 PM PDT by xoxox
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Well at least they had plenty of wind....


2 posted on 05/21/2024 6:35:09 PM PDT by Tench_Coxe (The woke were surprised by the reaction to the Bud Light fiasco. May there be many more surprises)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Finally, they get all that wind, and they can’t even use it.


3 posted on 05/21/2024 6:35:53 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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4 posted on 05/21/2024 6:36:28 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is █████ ██ ████ ████ ████ █ ███████ ████. FJB.)
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To: Tench_Coxe

Tentatively filing this one under, “God’s sense of humor.”


5 posted on 05/21/2024 6:38:19 PM PDT by xoxox
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Very Toxic I’d bet.


6 posted on 05/21/2024 6:40:38 PM PDT by Big Red Badger (ALL Things Will be Revealed !)
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To: dfwgator

Bingo! HaHa....


7 posted on 05/21/2024 6:43:53 PM PDT by Fungi
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To: xoxox

I bet they spun real fast for a little while.....


8 posted on 05/21/2024 6:51:06 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty)
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To: xoxox

I watched it live on Youtube with storm chaser Reed Timmer who was in the tornado as the wind turbines went down. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_ZDVYzIhgc


9 posted on 05/21/2024 7:20:53 PM PDT by ClaytonForester
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Mother Nature is not very happy with renewables so far this year

Hail storm in Damon texas on 3/24/24 destroys 1,000’s of acres of solar farms
https://rumble.com/v4lj276-hail-storm-in-damon-texas-on-32424-destroys-1000s-of-acres-of-solar-farms.html


10 posted on 05/21/2024 7:21:59 PM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: xoxox

Each one of the blades costs a million, total windmill replacement between $4M and $6M each.


11 posted on 05/21/2024 7:33:00 PM PDT by Newtoidaho (All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.)
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Greenfield, Iowa...town is half gone, multiple fatalities..


12 posted on 05/21/2024 7:40:29 PM PDT by basalt
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To: xoxox

Good. Birds will be spared, at least for awhile.


13 posted on 05/21/2024 7:42:11 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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So good for the environment, right?

All that smoke from burning devices and then non-recyclable materials to dispose of in windmill blade grave yards.

And the expense and pollution involved in replacing them.


14 posted on 05/21/2024 7:45:41 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus…)
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To: xoxox

The good thing about these wind farms, is that when the fad goes away, nothing will be left of them except concrete in the ground.


15 posted on 05/21/2024 7:47:16 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (e)
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To: Newtoidaho

The way I see it, they put these things out where they are out of the way & then Mother Nature comes along. I am told the concrete bases still stand & they don’t remove them if a windmill goes out. Too expensive I guess. I am assuming that part of the construction of these is subsidized by taxpayers.
When they start producing (if they do) then why isn’t the taxpayer reimbursed? Don’t tell me that he is as a result of lower rates because I have trouble believing that. It is past high time that this “green energy” business is retired.


16 posted on 05/21/2024 7:47:24 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: ClaytonForester

All that was missing was Howard Cosell doing the play-by-play ...”Down Goes Turbine....Down Goes Turbine....Down Goes Turbine!”


17 posted on 05/21/2024 7:52:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: oldtech

They weren’t even turning when the tornado was close by....what’s the point?


18 posted on 05/21/2024 7:53:03 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: ClaytonForester

WOW!!!!! I’ve never seen a tornado spit out vortices like that one did! Leave it to Reed to capture one like that on video.

What a horrifying sight for anyone in its path.


19 posted on 05/21/2024 8:02:45 PM PDT by radu (God bless our military men and women, past and present)
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To: dfwgator

🤣


20 posted on 05/21/2024 8:24:24 PM PDT by grey_whiskers ( The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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