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Dramatic images show destruction from deadly tornado in NC’s Brunswick County

By Scott Sharpe
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. (
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. ( Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
Ocean Isle Beach, NC

Three people were killed and at least 10 were injured after a suspected tornado hit a Brunswick County residential community along the North Carolina coast late Monday. The three people who died were in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area, where at least 50 homes were damaged, officials said.

This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado.
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. (Ken Blevins/The Star-News via AP)
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. (Ken Blevins/The Star-News via AP) Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado.
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado.
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado.
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado.
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado.
This aerial photo shows the devastation Tuesday Feb. 16, 2021, in the Ocean Ridge Plantation area of Brunswick County, N.C. following a tornado. Ken Blevins The Star-News via AP
Jean Jensen stands beside her RV which was destroyed by a tornado at the Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions on Seaside Road in Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night. Jensen and her husband has just purchased the RV and had never used it.
Jean Jensen stands beside her RV which was destroyed by a tornado at the Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions on Seaside Road in Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night. Jensen and her husband has just purchased the RV and had never used it. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Tarps are installed at Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions which suffered extensive damage on Seaside Road in Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night.
Tarps are installed at Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions which suffered extensive damage on Seaside Road in Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Rich Dobkin, left the owner of Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions and Rich Jensen survey the damage to Dobkin’s business on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night. The storage suffered extensive damage.
Rich Dobkin, left the owner of Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions and Rich Jensen survey the damage to Dobkin’s business on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night. The storage suffered extensive damage. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Tractor trailers are shown tossed about by high winds at Jeff Greens business on Green Bay Road on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area on Monday night.
Tractor trailers are shown tossed about by high winds at Jeff Greens business on Green Bay Road on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area on Monday night. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
The top of a pine tree impaled the rear of this home at 6467 Old Shallotte Road in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area late Monday night Monday, February 15, 2021.
The top of a pine tree impaled the rear of this home at 6467 Old Shallotte Road in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area late Monday night Monday, February 15, 2021. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Rich Dobkin, owner of Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions, talks with Brunswick County Deputies after surveying the damage to Dobkins business in Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night.
Rich Dobkin, owner of Ocean Ridge Storage Solutions, talks with Brunswick County Deputies after surveying the damage to Dobkins business in Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Utility crews work to restore a main power line along Green Bay Road on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area on Monday night causing widespread damage.
Utility crews work to restore a main power line along Green Bay Road on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area on Monday night causing widespread damage. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Releon Brown and Jeff Green walk among damaged tractor trailers at Greens business on Green Bay Road on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area on Monday night.
Releon Brown and Jeff Green walk among damaged tractor trailers at Greens business on Green Bay Road on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Brunswick County after a tornado moved through the area on Monday night. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
Dell Olley shows his insurance agent, via live video, the damage to his father’s truck at Total Lane Care on Seaside Road near Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night.
Dell Olley shows his insurance agent, via live video, the damage to his father’s truck at Total Lane Care on Seaside Road near Sunset Beach, N.C. on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the Brunswick County community late Monday night. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com
A tornado that moved through a residential area of Brunswick County, N.C. late Monday, Feb. 16, 2021 left three dead and at least 10 injured. The weather system sheared off the tops of pine trees and damaged least 50 homes in the Ocean Ridge Plantation neighborhood, near Ocean Isle Beach, officials said.
A tornado that moved through a residential area of Brunswick County, N.C. late Monday, Feb. 16, 2021 left three dead and at least 10 injured. The weather system sheared off the tops of pine trees and damaged least 50 homes in the Ocean Ridge Plantation neighborhood, near Ocean Isle Beach, officials said. James Lee James Lee, The Sun News
A truck makes its way down a debris-strewn roadway in Brunswick County, N.C. Tuesday morning Feb. 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the area killing three and injuring at least 10.
A truck makes its way down a debris-strewn roadway in Brunswick County, N.C. Tuesday morning Feb. 16, 2021 after a tornado ripped through the area killing three and injuring at least 10. James Lee jlee@thesunnews.com

This story was originally published February 16, 2021 at 5:18 PM with the headline "Dramatic images show destruction from deadly tornado in NC’s Brunswick County."

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