STANLEY, N.C. — The National Weather Service confirmed that Thursday’s storms brought a small tornado to Gaston County.
A line of severe storms swept across the Carolinas on Thursday, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds, along with a tornado warning that lasted a little under an hour.
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But on Friday, the NWS confirmed that an EF-0 tornado touched down about two miles west of Stanley near Old Willis School Road, and it ended up near Lucia. The tornado had a peak wind of about 75 mph and was on the ground potentially for six miles.
No severe damage was reported after the tornado.
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