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Operations are now transitioning to a recovery phase, beginning with an evaluation of structural damage.
Officials said there is significant destruction in Ocean Ridge Plantation, as well as damage to utilities and structures along Highway 17 and Old Shallotte Road.
“This is going to take a lot of hard work, effort between clean up, rebuilding and getting the families back to a normal state of life,” Conrow said.
Officials are telling people to stay out of the impacted areas unless they’re a resident or a worker. The Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office is posted at access points, including at Highway 17 and 904, to monitor who comes in and out (media were not allowed in to survey or record the damage).
In Brunswick County, a tornado touched down in the Ocean Isle Beach area right after 11:30 p.m. last night, killing three and injuring 10. Thousands are without power and Brunswick County Schools have been canceled. (Port City Daily/Photos courtesy of Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office) Click the photos to scroll the gallery.
BRUNSWICK COUNTY North Carolina Weather Authority confirmed a tornado touched down just north of Ocean Isle Beach right after 11:30 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 15. Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office said the storm killed three people and injured 10.
The tornado formed as Winter Storm Uri passed through the South, and caused more than 20,000 Brunswick Electric outages in the county; crews have been and continue restoring power. Because of the outages, Brunswick County Schools canceled classes today for all students and staff.
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3 dead, 10 injured as tornado tears through North Carolina coast: Something unlike I ve ever seen
Timothy Bella, The Washington Post
Feb. 16, 2021
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At least three people are dead after a tornado tore through the southern part of North Carolina late Monday, the Brunswick County sheriff said in an early-morning news conference.
Sheriff John W. Ingram said early Tuesday that 10 people were also injured in a storm that featured a lot of destruction along Highway 17 between the North Carolina coastal communities of Sunset Beach and Ocean Isle Beach. The devastation has left many buildings destroyed and residents trapped in their homes, authorities said, though the full severity of the damage remains unclear. Trees and power lines were also reported down throughout the area.
The severe winter weather ravaging the middle and Southern parts of the United States has led to at least seven deaths as of Tuesday, as millions across the country face power outages.