In North Carolina, evacuation orders emptied the Outer Banks and other coastal areas of many residents and tourists.
Hike through Nags Head Woods, known locally as one of the best-kept secret on the Outer Banks.
Others keep a virtual eye on the storm through Webcams at hurricane-lashed beaches on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
The Outer Banks of North Carolina saw such gains several decades ago after rebuilding from a storm of similar scale.
The roof was ripped off of a car dealership in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, according to the Citizen-Times.
But not even plastering the Outer Banks with windmills could meet demand growth of 1.6% a year in Duke's largest market, the Carolinas.
The fishing village of Wanchese, near the Outer Banks, was bustling Friday as commercial fishermen secured their boats against the likely storm surge.
More than 1, 500 ships lie wrecked off North Carolina's Outer Banks, but today these islands depend far more on tourism than on maritime trade.
For gorgeous beaches and affordable vacation homes, many East Coast travelers opt to spend a few days in the Outer Banks in North Carolina.
With adjacent seas nicknamed the Graveyard of the Atlantic, the Outer Banks are home to rough waters that are often more ideal for surfing than swimming.
Eric Lee, who also rents out several homes in the Outer Banks, recalls buying one of three adjacent houses named Stumble Inn, Stagger Inn and Tumble Inn.
Bett Padgett, who heads the Outer Banks Lighthouse Society, which petitioned the federal government for funds to restore Bodie Island's once-crumbling lighthouse, warns of solar flares knocking out satellites.
"We've had insurers applying a 10 percent to 12 percent inflation factor every year to dwelling value, " said Willo Kelly, who lobbies for real estate agents and homebuilders on North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Every spring, as they have for more than a decade, Gates spends a long weekend with Winblad at her beach cottage on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, where they ride dune buggies, hang-glide and walk on the beach.
Glen Morgan, who rents out a couple of homes he owns in the Outer Banks in North Carolina, changed the name of the first house from Flip Flops to Surfdancer because he is a surfer but noticed the number of rentals dropped sharply because past renters didn't recognize the new name.
As it stands now, we are still supporting in North Carolina requests for assistance as they go to the recovery phase and begin damage assessments -- a lot of power outages, roads that were heavily damaged by storm surge, particularly in the Outer Banks, as well as a lot of debris in the eastern part of the state.
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