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Thunderstorm Wind in Gaston County, North Carolina
Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Gaston County, North Carolina
Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.
What the National Weather Service wrote
Utility company reported trees blown down on power lines and causing outages in Belmont and vicinity.
The wider storm
A line of showers and thunderstorms, with embedded strong-to-severe storms moved across western North Carolina through the morning into the early afternoon. Several isolated, weak tornadoes occurred, along with sporadic pockets of damaging wind gusts.
Began near Belmont South (35.2300, -81.0400).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
3 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1328439. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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