that the communities seem to have done pretty well. the damage is much less than certainly was anticipated. but nonetheless, there have also been some deaths associated with this. hurricane irene is responsible for the deaths directly of two people in north carolina. hurricane irene made first landfall just south of the outer banks on north carolina's coast. winds in excess of 100 miles per hour ripped apart unsecured siding. tilted electrical poles and church steeples, downed trees. and unconfirmed tornado is believed to have touched down in bellhaven. damaging waterfront businesses. while the storm surge flooded roadways, waves, eight to ten feet with the occasional 17-footer hammered the atlantic beach pier. this is what the pier looked like before irene and now after. the final section is gone, washed out to sea in the early-morning hours. north carolina state officials say early indications are damage