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Strong Wind in Gaston, North Carolina

Strong Wind September 15, 2018 – September 16, 2018 · Gaston, North Carolina

46 mph
Estimated gust (40 kt)
1
Death
$10K
Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Media reported a tree fell on a mobile home on Moses Ct in Dallas on the morning of the 16th, killing a 3-month-old boy inside the home.

The wider storm

Tropical Cyclone Florence made landfall on the 15th and moved slowly west while weakening through the 16th. Gusty winds resulted in a few trees and power lines falling across portions of western North Carolina, with some trees falling on vehicles and structures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 787800. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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