We've had quite the year for TUMBLEWEEDS in Tri-Cities remember Tumblegeddon  back in January? Where tumbleweeds closed down highway 240 for several hours on New Year's Eve. It made the national news

Well yesterday in roughly the same area highway 240 out by the Hanford sight a dust devil and a bunch of tumbleweeds ...This story has gone viral locally, let's see if makes to the national news

Matt M McKnight captured this rare phenomenon while driving yesterday April 30th check out his Tweet.  Actually though, it's a giant Dust Devil.  The difference? dust devils originate from the ground up, tornadoes from the clouds/sky down.


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