nbc s kerry sanders, further south, atlantic beach, north carolina, where they had a sporting night and a violent day today. kerry, good evening. reporter: well, good evening, brian. hurricane irene arrived here early and is still lingering. and in her wake, there is destruction and also death. two deaths directly related to hurricane irene. one, a man who was outside his house during the hurricane, a tree branch broke loose, fell down, crushed him and killed him. and another accident at an intersection, where the power was out and the police chief says if the power had not been out, the traffic lights would have been working and nobody would have died in an accident that took place there. hurricane irene made first landfall just south of the outer banks on carolina s coast. winds in excess of 100 miles per hour ripped apart unsecured siding, tilted electrical poles and church steeples, downed trees. an unconfirmed tornado is
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