Hermine Damage Assessed At $2.5M For Outer Banks Of North Carolina

Delivering a bigger blow than expected, Tropical Storm Hermine damaged at least 657 properties in Dare County and destroyed a house in Southern Shores, a preliminary assessment shows. So far, the damage has added up to a loss of $2.5 million, not including debris pickup and more losses that a second assessment might find, County Manager Bobby Outten said. Flooding in Frisco accounted for more than half of the losses, according to the report. No structural damage was reported in the Hatteras Island community, but as many as 100 buildings saw flooding on lower levels, most of which were storage areas.