Thunderstorm Wind — Gaston, North Carolina
2024-05-08 · near Dallas, Gaston, North Carolina
$20K
Property damage
40 EG
Magnitude
Event narrative
Public reported a tree blown down on a house and an automobile in Dallas.
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 1186773. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.