Sun, 08/01/2012 - 12:57 The cost of the devastating weather is shown by the state of these wind turbines - which were wrecked by the wind.

Huge turbine blades flew off three structures including one on the aptly-named Windmill Lane in Huddersfield, West Yorks.

The firm who made the damaged turbines in the Hepworth and Upper Cumberworth areas of the town has promised a full investigation.

Concerned villagers in Hepworth warned: “Someone could have been killed,” after one of the blades was flung across a road.

Ryan Gill, of manufacturers Evoco, blamed the exceptionally strong winds for the damage.

The Evoco website claims the 10kw turbine has been “specifically designed to reliably deliver high generation performance in harsh wind conditions”.

The windmill in Hepworth was ripped apart in the gale force winds. The blades on the 12 metre mast are over two metres long and one flew across a road.

Frances Barnes, who has 10 acres of grazing land for horses close to the Hepworth turbine, said: “It is frightening to think what may have happened."