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At least three people were killed and 10 were injured after a deadly tornado spawned from Winter Storm Uri struck a coastal North Carolina community on Monday night.
The tornado hit the Ocean Ridge Plantation area in Brunswick County, North Carolina, at about 11:50 p.m. local time, Ed Conrow, Brunswick County Emergency Services Director, said in a press conference. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. We had several homes that were destroyed, several that were severely damaged, Conrow explained. Unfortunately, we had 10 injuries that we can report at this time and we had three confirmed fatalities at this time.