Power Outage in Gastonia, NC

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on Old NC 27 Highway and on South Main St and Forest Hills Dr in Mount Holly.

County comms reported trees and power lines blown down on Old NC 27 Highway and on South Main St and Forest Hills Dr in Mount Holly.

County comms reported multiple trees and power lines blown down throughout the city of Mount Holly.

Public and ham radio operators reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from Bessemer City to the Crowders Mountain area.

Public and ham radio operators reported multiple trees and power lines blown down from Bessemer City to the Crowders Mountain area.

EM reported two trees blown down and a power pole on fire due to lightning.

Spotters reported a large tree blown down on power lines at N Modena St and E Harrison Ave in Gastonia and at Church St and Cedar St in McAdenville.

Several trees and at least one set of power lines were blown down across the county.

Several trees and at least one set of power lines were blown down across the county.

A tree was blown down on Cramerton Rd near Lowell-Bethesda Rd. A tree was blown down on power lines on Lane Rd at Hickory Grove Rd and a trees was blown down on highway 27 two miles northwest of Mt Holly.

A tree was blown down on a house and power lines were blown down on Jackson Rd.

Trees and power lines were blown down from Vance St to Sherry Lane, then northward into the Dallas area.

Trees and power lines were blown down from Vance St to Sherry Lane, then northward into the Dallas area.

Numerous trees, power lines, and utility poles were blown down in the Cramerton and Belmont areas, with multiple trees on homes, including trees on about a dozen mobile homes on Parkdale Dr alone. Two homes were struck by downed trees on Lakewood Rd in Cramerton. Windows were blown out of several buildings in downtown Belmont by wind. At least one person received minor injuries due to broken glass.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down in the Gastonia area. The roof was also blown off an entrance way at Eastridge Mall.

Power lines were blown down along Bellevue Terrace.

Several trees and power lines blown down between Dallas and Mt Holly.

Trees down on Bordeaux Ave and a tree on a home on Deerwood Dr.|Trees also blown down on homes and power lines along Main St east of town.

Several trees blown down or snapped off on Central Ave and South Main St in Belmont. A metal roof was blown off a shed on Central Ave. Also, a tree was blown down on power lines on Myrtle School Rd and another tree snapped a power pole on Thomas Trail.

A squall line developed in the lee of the mountains during the morning, and began producing damaging winds as it moved across the southern piedmont. Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were blown down in the county, with 2 trees falling on mobile homes. Some outbuildings were also damaged or destroyed. WFO Columbia relayed a report of a canopy on a gas station collapsing on some vehicles. A small airplane was flipped at AKH, where some sheet metal and a door was blown off a hangar. A tree also fell on and heavily damaged a mobile home in Mt Holly.

Some trees were blown onto power lines.

Power lines were blown down.

Numerous trees and power lines were blown down near the South Carolina border.

Numerous power lines and trees, some as large as 4-5 feet in diameter, were blown down. Some large trees fell on vehicles and houses.

Some trees and powerlines were blown down. A house was heavily damaged when a tree fell on it.

Trees were downed in the vicinity of Gastonia between 11:15 am EDT and 11:20 EDT. A couple of trees fell on power lines, resulting in some small fires.

Numerous trees and power lines were downed, including a 150 year old oak. Many trees and power lines fell on vehicles and there were widespread power outages.

A squall line crossed western North Carolina during the late morning hours, knocking down trees and power lines. Heavy rain caused many streams to rise to bankfull, though there were no confirmed reports of flooding.

Six trees down blocking part of Lynnwood Ave along with quarter size hail. A large oak tree fell on a trailer on Glenallen Dr in this same area. Several trees also fell along Carson Dr, with one tree damaging the roof of a home and a shed. Also, the metal roof was blown off a shed near downtown at Long Ave and Broad St. Approximately 10,000 customers lost power in the county.

Numerous trees blown down in the Dallas area, with about 1000 customers without power. Also, nickel to quarter size hail near I-85 between Gastonia and Dallas, with penny size hail in Gastonia at Acres Center Shopping Center on highway 74.

Low pressure developed off the mid-Atlantic coast late on the 4th and steadily strengthened as it crept slowly up the coastline. Moisture advected into the region as it began to intensify contributed to light snowfall accumulations in the northern Mountains late on the 4th through early on the 5th. As the storm strengthened even more on the 5th and 6th, colder air filtered into the region and interacted with the tightening pressure gradient and the abundant flow of air off the Atlantic Ocean on the backside of the system to set up a full-fledged blizzard across most of the higher terrain.Winds estimated at over 55 knots were sustained for several hours. One measured report from Flat Top Mountain, in southeast Buncombe County, came in at 60 knots. Widespread power outages were reported from the mountains. There were numerous trees and power lines brought down by the high winds, and these were not confined just to the higher terrain. In Alexander County, for example, two fallen trees downed by the winds also brought down power lines, resulting in widely different outcomes. One sparked a fire while the other fell on a car, fortunately without injuring its occupants.As colder air wrapped around the developing tempest as it meandered off the New England coast, heavy snow blanketed much of extreme western North Carolina. The highest snowfall accumulations were along and near the Tennessee border in Avery County. Newland and Sugar Mountain each received 18 inches of snow, while between 12 and 15 inches were reported at Beech Mountain. However, even some inland locations, such as the higher-elevation foothill town of Jonas Ridge, reported between 8 and 10 inches of snow.

A supercell thunderstorm moved through the northwest piedmont producing significant wind damage in a 3 to 4 mile wide path. In and around Harmony thousands of trees were downed, barns were destroyed, and a roof was blown off a frame house. Debris was blown up to 500 yards in some cases. Golf ball size hail was also reported in Harmony. The damage track continued into western Davie county where numerous trees were blown down and roofs were blown off several structures, including a mobile home. Numerous trees and power lines were downed in eastern Catawba county as well. Later in the evening a severe thunderstorm in southeast Union county blew a tree onto a recreational vehicle at the Cane Creek Campground. Lightning ignited an attic fire in a house in Belmont.