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Some piles of tumbleweed rose so high that they flowed over the roofs of homes, causing them to almost disappear under a mountain of beige.

Large amount of tumbleweeds piled up against houses and buried sidewalks as strong winds impacted Great Falls, Montana, on October 17. The tumbleweed covered sidewalks and yards. Some piles rose so high that they flowed over the roofs of homes, causing them to nearly disappear under the mountain of prickly beige brush.

Mountain of tumbleweed in front of a Montana home. The front entrance and yard are covered with tumbleweed in central Montana. reporting an 84 mph gust and a 72 mph gust in Augusta, Montana. Great Falls reported a peak gust of 62 mph at their local airport weather station.

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