RALEIGH
North Carolina's governor says the state's Outer Banks appears to have avoided serious damage or injuries as Hurricane Earl blew past.
Gov. Beverly Perdue said Friday that reports from the barrier islands brushed by Earl overnight offered nothing but good news by daybreak.
She said survey teams would fan out to check whether erosion from the waves churned up by the storm caused any property damage between the Oregon Inlet and the Virginia border. Communities there include Kitty Hawk, Corolla and Duck.
She says the state was prepared to handle thousands of people in shelters, but it was unclear Friday morning how many people took refuge in the shelters as the storm passed.
Perdue says the beaches and businesses south of Hatteras and Ocracoke islands are open.
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