{"id":137385,"date":"2021-02-16T09:01:08","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T14:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=137385"},"modified":"2021-02-16T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T16:43:36","slug":"3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-hits-n-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-hits-n-c\/","title":{"rendered":"3 dead, 10 injured after tornado hits N.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F3-dead-10-injured-after-tornado-hits-n-c%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=137385&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2373209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373209\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2373209 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21047422231590-585x437.jpg\" alt=\"A damaged vehicle sits among debris after a deadly tornado tore through Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. North Carolina authorities say multiple people are dead and others were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, leaving a trail of heavy destruction. (Emily Flax\/Brunswick County Sheriff\u2019s Office via AP)\" width=\"585\" height=\"437\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2373209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A damaged vehicle sits among debris after a deadly tornado tore through Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. North Carolina authorities say multiple people are dead and others were injured after a tornado ripped through Brunswick County, leaving a trail of heavy destruction. (Emily Flax\/Brunswick County Sheriff\u2019s Office via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN Newsroom<br \/>UPDATED 8:36 AM PT \u2013 Tuesday, February 16, 2021<\/h5>\n<p>Three people are dead and 10 others are injured after a tornado demolished several homes in North Carolina. The tornado hit late Monday night in Brunswick County, in turn, leading the local fire department to deploy search and rescue teams.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities secured gas leaks in the area and conducted thorough searches as soon as daylight broke on Tuesday morning. The tornado came as part of the same freezing snowstorm, which devastated Texas on Monday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At least three deaths, a number of injuries and damage to dozens of homes caused by a fierce tornado in Brunswick County last night. I have spoken with Sheriff Ingram and County Commission Chair Thompson, and the state has sent help. Our prayers are with them all. \u2013 RC<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NC_Governor\/status\/1361662769989365763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>An emergency services official said all missing persons have been located. The county\u2019s commissioner, Randy Thompson, noted the community came together in helping each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have families reaching out to their neighbors and assisting their neighbors at this time,\u201d he stated. \u201cWe have many residents that have been relocated because of the damage to their homes, to their neighbors\u2026we\u2019re currently in the process of setting up a shelter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brunswick County and much of the surrounding areas have remained under a tornado watch as storms continue.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2373210\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2373210\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2373210 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dzm0ugdauank9.cloudfront.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/AP21047582753350.jpg\" alt=\"Fallen trees litter the ground after a tornado tore through a residential area of Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, killing multiple people and injuring others in its trail of destruction. (James Lee\/The News &amp; Observer via AP)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2373210\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fallen trees litter the ground after a tornado tore through a residential area of Brunswick County, N.C., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, killing multiple people and injuring others in its trail of destruction. (James Lee\/The News &amp; Observer via AP)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>MORE NEWS: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/gov-cuomo-blames-health-care-workers-for-nursing-home-deaths\/\">Gov. 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