Tornado rips through coastal North Carolina, early morning on Tuesday. According to early reports, it has damaged houses and caused power outages.

According to the National Weather Service, people have been trapped in their homes in Ocean Ridge Plantation, a beach community that's less than an hour from Wilmington.

Tanner Barth on Twitter shared videos of serious destruction; showing debris scattered across the road and homes destroyed by the tornado.

Extensive tornado damage here at Ocean Ridge Planation. I’m walking throughout the area now. #WWAY pic.twitter.com/xRSuoFYNDS

— Tanner Barth (@tanner_barth) February 16, 2021

A tornado warning was issued around 11:45 p.m. Monday in Brunswick County, where about 15,000 residents were without power.

I’m afraid of what daylight is going to bring here in Brunswick County at Ocean Ridge Plantation. Houses are completely gone and that’s just what I can see right now. https://t.co/rAImLLBIgo pic.twitter.com/FbAeoOAwtS

— Tanner Barth (@tanner_barth) February 16, 2021

There has been no information on deaths and injuries caused by the tornado as of now.