Tornado History

Gastonia Tornado History

This location page summarizes tornado records that list Gastonia, North Carolina as a begin or end location. The dataset includes 5 matching records from 2005 through 2024. The strongest matching rating is EF2 (Considerable damage), the latest matching tornado is May 8, 2024, and minimum reported property damage totals $7.6M.

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5recorded tornadoes

EF2 (Considerable damage)highest rating

$7.6Mminimum property damage

May 8, 2024latest tornado

9.36 milongest listed path

100 ydwidest listed path

Historical Track Sketch

Rating Breakdown

EF2 (Considerable damage)1
F1 (Moderate damage)1
EF1 (Moderate damage)1
F0 (Light damage)2

Most Active Years

20051
20061
20071
20081
20241

Notable Tornado Records

The table highlights the strongest and most damaging records in this page's local dataset. Damage totals are NOAA-reported minimum estimates where available.

Date	Rating	Area	Length	Width	Injuries	Min. property damage
May 9, 2008	EF2	Gaston, North Carolina	9.36 mi	75 yd	0	$7.0M
January 13, 2006	F1	Gaston, North Carolina	0.5 mi	100 yd	0	$350K
May 8, 2024	EF1	Gaston, North Carolina	8.22 mi	60 yd	2	$200K
January 5, 2007	F0	Gaston, North Carolina	0.25 mi	20 yd	0	$20K
March 8, 2005	F0	Gaston, North Carolina	0.2 mi	50 yd	0	$1K

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Source And Limits

Data source: NOAA/NCEI. TornadoTrace summarizes historical records for screening and research. Coordinates, damage estimates, narratives, and event details can be approximate, incomplete, revised, or missing. Do not use this page as legal, insurance, engineering, real estate, emergency management, or safety advice.