Hail — Gaston, North Carolina

2023-09-07 · near Sunnyside, Gaston, North Carolina

Event narrative

Public reported (via Social media) quarter size hail in the Bessemer City area.

Wider weather episode

Widely scattered thunderstorms along with a couple of storm clusters developed over western North Carolina, mainly during the evening. Several of the storms produced brief damaging wind gusts and/or large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1143142. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.