The power density map considers wind speed and elevation to report density in watts per square meter. The relative smoothness of terrain and how it facilitates wind flows plays a significant factor.

Hurricane Francine continues to move toward the Louisiana coast at 13 mph. The hurricane is expected to pick up speed this afternoon before making landfall late Wednesday. At 10 a.m. on Wednesday, ...

Coastal Louisiana is feeling the impacts of Hurricane Francine as tropical-storm conditions are arriving around 1 p.m.. Within the next several hours, Francine is expected to bring 90 mph wind ...

Here are some of the top wind speeds the National Weather Service recorded throughout the state: Lafayette Regional Airport: 78 mph at 6:16 p.m. Acadiana Regional Airport: 74 mph at 6:23 p.m.

That company is a U.S. subsidiary of German energy conglomerate RWE, which signed a partnership in March 2023 with Entergy Corp. to study best practices for bringing wind energy to the Louisiana ...

Why hurricane wind speeds don't tell the full story Tropical systems begin as tropical depressions, which are areas of low pressure with wind speeds of up to 38 miles per hour. When those winds ...