EF1 Tornado — Cleveland, North Carolina

2024-05-08 · near Pottville, Cleveland, North Carolina

13.4 mi

Path length

100 yds

Path width

Event narrative

NWS storm survey found the path of an EF1 tornado that touched down along Polkville Rd, just north of Polkville proper, where several trees were uprooted. The tornado moved southeast across Casar Rd, where additional trees were uprooted and snapped. Tree damage continued along W Stage Coach Trail in the Lawndale area and south of Fallston, where the tornado crossed Fallston Rd and Fallston-Waco Rd before crossing into Gaston County between Baxter Rd and Highway 150.

Wider weather episode

A couple of waves of strong to severe thunderstorms moved from east Tennessee into western North Carolina...one during the afternoon and evening of the 8th, and another during the early morning of the 9th. Scattered severe storms produced several EF1 tornadoes, large to very large hail, and isolated swaths of damaging winds.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1186746. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.