Gov. Josh Stein was among the state leaders on Friday who toured the damage in the Outer Banks after Hurricane Erin.

Stein spoke Friday afternoon from the Dare County Emergency Operations Center.

“We didn’t have the absolute best [outcome] because when we were down in Hatteras, we saw some businesses that took it on the chin [and] some homeowners experienced real damage to their property,” Stein said. “But goodness, North Carolina dodged a bullet with Hurricane Erin.”

Stein added, “No reported loss of life. Now, [North Carolina] Highway 12 needs a ton of work.”

The eye of Hurricane Erin stayed hundreds of miles from Cape Hatteras as it moved through the Atlantic. Erin's outer bands brought storm surge, breached sand dunes and had overwash onto N.C. Highway 12.

Stein thanked the North

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