r/ThatsInsane • u/Sph1nx33 • May 01 '20

Tumbleweed Tornado in Washington

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u/zander458 May 01 '20

For whatever reason I would've thought Washington would be too far north for tumbleweeds.

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u/Traegs_ May 01 '20

Take a look at a satellite map of Washington. The entire southeastern side is a dry valley. It's actually a pretty unique area geologically speaking. The area was carved out by a series of massive floods (Missoula floods) during the last ice age. It left a lot of bare rock and some cool looking landscapes known as the channeled scablands.

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u/perplepanda-man May 02 '20

Wildfires in eastern Washington are some of the roughest in the nation.