What Happens When a Tornado 🌪️ Meets a Wind Turbine?

What Happens When a Tornado Meets a Wind Turbine?

Ever wondered what happens when nature's fury collides with human ingenuity? In this thrilling video, we explore the dramatic interaction between powerful tornadoes and towering wind turbines. Witness jaw-dropping footage, expert commentary, and cutting-edge simulations that reveal the impact of extreme weather on renewable energy structures. Join us for an eye-opening journey into the heart of storm-chasing science and discover the resilience of wind energy in the face of ferocious tornadoes!

2024 Greenfield - EF4 Tornado

On the afternoon of May 21, 2024, a violent, destructive and powerful multi-vortex tornado struck the communities of Villisca, Nodaway, Brooks, Corning, and Greenfield in southwestern Iowa, killing five people and injuring 35 others. The tornado was the strongest of a large widespread tornado outbreak that occurred from May 19-27, 2024 in the central United States. The tornado reached peak intensity in the city of Greenfield, leading the National Weather Service in Des Moines, Iowa to assign a rating of mid-range EF4 on the Enhanced Fujita scale, with maximum wind speeds estimated at 185 mph (298 km/h). However, winds of 309–318 mph (497–512 km/h) were measured in a sub-vortex of the tornado by a DOW (Doppler on Wheels), placing it among the strongest tornadoes ever measured.

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[Hunterson]

"oh we got to go". Smarter words were never spoken.

[macladymclean]

Wow those propellers are like paper floating in the wind. Stay safe out there folks 😮

[aklei]

That actually puts into perspective just how powerful a tornado can be… thank you.

[skidmark]

I work in those, the fact that the tower was still standing is a testament to the engineering and construction. Those blades are balsa wood and epoxy and that Nacelle is half inch thick fiberglass. Its pretty much going to disintegrate.

[svenrawandreloaded]

This is no lie some of the best tornado footage I’ve ever seen

[TheIpwnkyle]

Why does something so dangerous have to be so breathtaking

[Frostth]

Dude unless you’ve seen those turbines in person this video doesn’t even do justice to the scale of them, and how absolutely gargantuan that tornado had to be in turn

[-BUGZ-]

That is one of the most menacing looking EF4s I have ever seen! I wouldn’t be surprised if it stayed around those top speeds of 300mph+ for a good amount of time

[greggaynor]

THATS ABSOLUTELY HORRIFYING, for anybody who has not been thru a tornado, you just dont understand how strong and all consuming that insane wind really is!!! Its just like most people dont truly understand the sheer power of water either. Its terrifying to be so helpless and thats exactly what you are, mother nature is a beast, beautiful and wonderful, but super violent and destructive

[TheCursedHonestTruth]

Running a wind turbine in a tornado voids the warranty!

[ronaldmilsapp]

My mother and father put my brother and I in a closet with a bunch of pillows in San Antonio Texas back in the mid-70s.... not quite sure why they put us in the closet but there was a tornado that landed a half a mile away and just absolutely destroyed a new development.... I will never forget the deafening quietness and then the absolute Rumble of Mother Nature as it took its course.... they are life-changing terrifying events

[sharinmythoughts]

That Tornado turned that wind turbine into Ribbon blowing in the wind 🎗️. Great footage 👍❤️🙏🙏🙏

[jamescunningham]

I saw a tornado once in my life. I was 9yo. My father pointed it out to me in front of us on the highway. It had to be like 5+ miles away. I was terrified. Instantly started crying. Never wanted to just go the other way so bad. I hope to never see another and god bless anyone that endures that insanity 🙏

[bernierowe]

Incredible footage! Wind turbine disintegrated in seconds!😮❤

[SneekyRafiki]

Beautiful and scary at the same time! The absolute power of mother nature

[orangeapple]

Seeing that wind turbine blade was hilarious. A cartoon moment right there.

[TheAspiringEngineerYT]

The multiple vortices at the bottom is so beautiful

[artdonovandesign]

Tornado so big it has it's _own_ tornados!

[aztec]

The full length videos of this storm are some of most amazing I have ever seen. The barber-pole effect of the multiple vortices make this one of the most picturesque captures of any tornado yet!

[Zahnermc]

“WOOOWW- oh we gotta go 🗿” hits harder than my Grampy’s flesh 💀