Tumbleweeds invade a California town and residents have to call 911

Like a scene from a 1970s horror flick, tumbleweeds invaded a neighborhood in Victorville, California on Monday, racing towards a neighborhood at 60mph and piling up so high against houses that some residents were calling 911 for help.

"We're not exactly sure how many homes are affected, but we're estimating about 100 to 150 homes in that area," a Victorville spokesman told the Victorville Daily Press. "The primary goal is to clear the front of the houses, to remove the tumbleweeds in order to allow residents safe access to their homes...With the winds as strong as they are, as soon as they clear certain areas, more tumbleweeds are blowing right back in." Not surprisingly, crews had to work overtime into the night to get rid of these thorny invaders.