and i said something happened. >> reporter: that strong noise was this tree crashing onto the home she was in. >> we put the mattress against the glass in the bedroom and we stayed there. >> reporter: arthur tossed sailboats, and its storm surge was nearly five feet in some areas. >> we're seeing some beach erosion. there are shingles off some houses. we have some dock debris. >> reporter: but for this seasoned coaseason ed coastal community, no stranger to hurricanes, arthur had more bark than bite. >> we practically slept right through it. >> reporter: the coast guard scanning from above for damage, most of it minimal. arthur's impact, more of a nuisance. knocking out power for about 44,000 people and disrupting july 4th celebrations. now it heads north as a category 1 storm, tracking parallel to new england, bringing rain to the northeast. but in north carolina, where the skies are blue and the sun is shining, arthur is old news.