The tornado happening late Monday night into early Tuesday morning. Many Ocean Isle residents were asleep at the time of the storm. It s like bombs went off in some of the houses, one resident recalled.
The tornado killed three people, injured 10 others and flattened dozens of homes. It s something unlike I have ever seen before. A lot of destruction. It s going to be a long recovery process, Brunswick County Sheriff John Ingram said.
National Weather Service said the tornado had estimated winds of 160 miles per hour equivalent to a Catagory 5 storm.
Drone video shows the extent of the damage:
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Updated at 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 16, 2021. An apparent tornado ripped through North Carolina's Brunswick County, killing at least three people and injuring 10
Governor Roy Cooper spent Wednesday surveying the damage left behind from a deadly EF-3 tornado that ripped through Brunswick County earlier this week.