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Thunderstorm Wind — Gaston, North Carolina
May 8, 2024 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
$20K
Magnitude
60 EG
Area
Gaston
Event narrative (NOAA)
County comms reported widespread straight-line wind damage to trees and power lines from the Kings Mountain and Bessemer City areas, across Gastonia to McAdenville. A 62-year-old woman was killed and another person injured when a tree fell on a parked vehicle at South New Hope Rd and Dixon Rd in Gastonia. The screen of an outdoor theater was destroyed in McAdenville.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.