CRYSTAL LAKE, IA – A group of North Iowa men witnessed a windmill blade snap in half this week.
According to NIT reader JB Johnson of Britt, who witnessed the incident, he and a group of men were in Winnebago county near 370th Street and 70th Avenue (near Crystal Lake) installing drainage tile when they heard a “snap” in the distance.
The men noticed that a nearby windmill had a blade that had broken in half.
“We called the crew working on the windmills,” JB explained. “Normaly they move a little slow. This time they were surprised and picked up the pace,” he said with a chuckle.
There was no word on how quickly the blade would be repaired or how much of a safety risk the broken blade posed.
The windmills are part of the Crystal Lake I, II & III Wind Energy Centers.
