barrier island. and the wind took shingles off some of the beachfront homes. got to let the poor pups up. reporter: kelly o callahan is one of many resident who is chose to ride out the storm in her home, despite an evacuation order. she says she is relieved that compared to what she feared it would be, the damage was actually quite minimal. we secured everything up, because we expected it to be worse, and from what they re y saying, it doesn t really laook like it s going to be as bad as we thought it was going to be. but better safe than sorry. reporter: in the neighborhoods south of nags head, many homes were spared any visible damage. and throughout the storm, the power remained on here. sisters maggie and amy miles rode out the storm with family and friends and felt nervous, but tried to make the best of it. our parents always had hurricane parties, so we re going on with the transition. yeah, we figured we should stay, because if we leave, we might not be able to get