Crews outline plan to remove balloon from Gregg County communications
New drone footage shows the moment rescuers reached two people trapped in a hot air balloon after it struck a Gregg County communications tower.
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Communication Tower Blown Down
12-18-2025 Rapid City, SD
Atop Skyline Drive (a high point in town), a radio communications tower was toppled by the high winds. Countless business signs, billboards, and trees across the city were bent, snapped,...
List of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers
This is a list of catastrophic collapses of broadcast masts and towers. Masts and towers can collapse as a result of natural disasters, such as storms and fires; from engineering defects; and from accidents,
Crews outline plan to remove balloon from Gregg County
New drone footage shows the moment rescuers reached two people trapped in a hot air balloon after it struck a Gregg County communications tower.
Rural South Dakota 275-foot SBA Communications tower crumples
This 275-foot guyed tower near Beresford, South Dakota, was no match for the straight-line winds exceeding 90 mph that tore through Lincoln County on Monday night.
Monument Peak Tower Collapse
At exactly 10:00 AM on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, a communications tower on Monument Peak in the Laguna Mountains was blown over during a powerful wind event, captured in
Communication tower down on Skyline Drive in Rapid City, SD
Communication tower down on Skyline Drive in Rapid City, SD after 80+ mph wind gusts blew through the area last night. Meteorologist David Stradling Dann...
Michigan''s Airwaves Go Silent After Devastating Ice Storm
Several broadcast towers in Northern Michigan have crashed due to excessive ice, silencing at least a half dozen radio and TV broadcast stations.
Windstorm toppled major cell tower outside of Raymond
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Fact Sheet 4.4: Communication Towers, Masts and Antennas
In high winds, towers and masts frequently become dislodged from the building or the surface on which they are mounted. Antennas mounted on rooftop towers or masts often use only ballast to hold them