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NWUS52 KGSP 092053
LSRGSP
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Greenville-Spartanburg SC
453 PM EDT Thu May 9 2024
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0340 PM Tornado 3 NW Gastonia 35.28N 81.21W
05/08/2024 Gaston NC NWS Storm Survey
This tornado touched down near West Davidson
Ave snapping several trees. The tornado
quickly moved to the east and crossed US
Highway 321 near the I-85 interchange,
reaching peak intensity. Several buildings
sustained minor roof damage, multiple power
poles were snapped, and numerous trees were
uprooted or snapped in a wooded area/Sims
Legion Park. The tornado snapped additional
trees as it crossed I-85 and moved through
East Gastonia. Numerous trees were downed or
snapped as the tornado moved through East
Gastonia along with a warehouse sustaining
roof damage. The tornado continued to
produce tree damage as it moved through the
Lowell area and crossed the South Fork
Catawba River. Several more trees were
downed in Belmont before the tornado lifted
near Oak Street in the Springwood Community.
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