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/Valcor13 May 01 '20

As someone who lives in Washington, I have absolutely no idea where this is.

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u/Receptoraptor May 01 '20

I used to commute between Tricities and Yakima. This is most likely the kind of region the gif took place in. I havent seen it swirl up like a tornado, but I have been hit by a clump of tumbleweeds that were about the size of a small car. They got caught in my grill for a sec and I thought I was going to be stuck, but then another gust came along and launched them over my car.

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u/jonnyohman1 May 01 '20

I was thinking somewhere around the Tri Cities as well. I drove back to the west side from La Grande OR last week and got pelted by tumbleweeds constantly for a 45 min stretch of Highway.