Tumbleweeds Trap Drivers, Cause Road Closure in Washington State
They called it "tumblegeddon."
On Tuesday, drivers traveling Washington State's SR 240, 20 miles west of West Richland, in the early evening were confronted with an unexpected New Year's Eve surprise: hundreds of tumbleweeds blowing in their direction.
Some drivers were buried under piles of the weeds that reportedly reached 20 to 30 feet high, which ultimately clogged the roadway and closed the highway in both directions. DOT workers were soon out clearing the brush and freeing the five cars and one 18-wheeler semi-truck stuck in the mass of weeds with snow plows, all the while employing the Twitter hashtag #tumblegeddon to track their progress.
"#tumblegeddon After 10 hours of SR 240 being closed last night on New Year's Eve, it was opened around 0430 thanks to @WSDOT_East We still have one abandon car trapped in the tumbleweeds that was found at daylight, luckily no one was in it," tweeted Trooper Chris Thorson, who was on the scene throughout the #tumblegeddon cleanup.
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That's crazy! I pulled countless tumbleweeds out of our irrigation canal this past summer and I felt like it was that bad! Those things are a pain and there are many species that become tumbleweeds.
Out in the wide open range, I can see that happening. We've been experiencing serious wind storms.
Thanks for the still! 
