Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Transportation crews worked Tuesday night -- New Year's Eve-- to free 10 cars trapped in tumbleweeds on a highway in West Richland, Wash. Crew used snowplows to break through the tangled mass and the road was closed for 10 hours. Washington State Patrol District 3 Trooper Chris Thomson said some areas were piled 20-30 feet high. Advertisement Witnesses said they were experiencing heavy winds Tuesday afternoon, according to KEPR, and the winds created the giant tumbleweeds. Big thanks to our crews who spent all #NewYearsEve2020 dealing with tumbleweeds. Which, in a million years, was not something I expected to start the year tweeting about. https://t.co/ib0ImKrtpB— Washington State DOT (@wsdot) January 1, 2020 Read More Idaho man makes 2,173 behind-the-back disc catches in 1 hour Black bear removed from University of Tennessee stadium Large buoy from S.C. waters washes up on Florida beach
