Wind Farms Can Interfere With Doppler Radar

T Murphy writes "Wind farms can appear like storms or tornadoes on Doppler radar when placed too close to the radar. Tornado alley is a good area for wind farms, and good terrain for the turbines is also ideal for Doppler radar. With many new farms being constructed, the problem is growing. A false tornado warning was issued in Kansas by a computer, although canceled by a meteorologist aware of the problem — there are fears that false positives will grow. Worse would be a tornado ignored as a wind turbine. While meteorologists are trying to work with wind farm owners to shut off the turbines during bad weather, they have no control over the placement or operation of the turbines. Efforts are being made to improve detection technology to avoid further problems."

That's no wind farm!

[El Torico]

Sorry, I couldn't help it.

Conclusion: Wind farms cause tornados

[Anonymous Coward]

Wind farms look like tornados on radar --> wind farms and tornados are the same --> wind farms cause tornados

Time to start a panic. Snopes here I come
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For extra credit:
Tornados are a weather event --> all major weather changes are caused by global warming --> wind farms cause global warming

Re:"Shut down" a wind farm?

[FatdogHaiku]

Won't they run backwards when the weather sucks?

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So...

[bXTr]

The wind farms are interfering with radar systems used to detect storms which have increased in number and intensity due to global warming caused by burning fossil fuels which we are trying to reduce by building wind farms. It's like a never ending cycle of bullshit.

Just go back

[SnarfQuest]

They should just go back to coal-fired nuclear power plants.

Re:The turbines are in a fixed location

[maugle]

It's not like the turbines are going to be traveling SSE at 30 MPH.

With a strong enough tornado, they just might.

There is a rumor that.....

[JamesonLewis3rd]

.....after the number of Earth's wind mills reaches a certain critical population, the planet will fly away, leaving all air traffic in its wake.

Re:Non problem with modern Doppler weather radar

[Kijori]

IAMFWDWR (I am a meteorologist familiar with Doppler weather radar)

IAASRWDUTPIWAITRAEAI (I am a Slashdot reader who doesn't understand the point in writing an initialism that requires an explanation after it.)