Parts of Colorado are overrun with tumbleweeds as a result of the drought affecting the western U.S.
@BuzzFeedStorm Taken on the way to Denver airport this AM. Massive tumbleweeds followed by snow.
Streets and homes around Colorado Springs are blocked.
Tumbleweed issues east of Fountain today! #cowx #drought
And one pregnant woman near Fountain, Colo., reportedly had to call the fire department to clear a path from her home.
Tumbleweeds surrounded a pregnant woman's home near Fountain, so she called the fire dept. to clear a path. She's OK.
A snowplow was used to removed tumbleweeds in one Colorado Springs neighborhood.
Umm, can you say #tumbleweed?
Tumbleweeds have been a problem for rural areas in southern Colorado since late last year.
Where is the house?! #tumbleweed #COSprings
In November, they blocked rural roads and caused problems on Interstate 15, according to The Gazette. One steel plant paid more than $300,000 to remove tumbleweeds that clogged water canals near its facility.
Sometimes the picture speaks for itself #cowx #kdvr
Conditions near Colorado Springs are expected to be windy Tuesday, and dust storm warnings were in effect until 6 p.m. local time.
It takes four people cleaning up just to get into this one house #crazy #cowx #tumbleweeds