RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Governor Josh Stein was on the coast on Friday after Hurricane Erin moved further offshore into the Atlantic Ocean. The storm brought some damage to coastal towns, but overall, the Governor says the state is in good shape.

“My goodness, North Carolina dodged a bullet with Hurricane Erin,” Governor Stein said.

Days before the storm, he declared a state of emergency and activated emergency response groups like the National Guard, the Department of Transportation, and Emergency Management.

“Knowing that additional state and federal resources were staged and ready to assist was most assuring and extremely essential,” Bob Woodard, a Dare County Commissioner, said of the help.

With the storm now gone, cleanup beings. It’s mainly happening on Hatteras Island, where the

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