Thunderstorm Wind — Gaston, North Carolina

2025-08-01 · near Ranlo, Gaston, North Carolina

Event narrative

Utility company reported several trees blown down on power lines and causing outages on the north side of Gastonia.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms and storm clusters developed across the North Carolina foothills and western Piedmont during the afternoon and evening in association with a stationary front. Several storms produced severe weather in the form of locally damaging wind gusts. Additionally, several strong storms trained over the same locations in central McDowell County, resulting in flash flooding in the Marion area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1293116. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.