in nags head frank was cleaning out his garage. it was swamped. actually the waves made it worse. it was about two, three foot waves just breaking right at the garage door and coming in, and nothing i could do about that. reporter: to the north as irene hit virginia it was still a hurricane packing a still powerful punch. the relentless surf knocked out a virginia beach pier, led to a mid-storm rescue of a couple and their cat strand odd a sailboat. winds tore the roof off this beachside house. in ocean city, maryland. s tourists evacuated, the boardwalk was buried in sand, but no significant destruction, and the boardwalk was back open for business. it was a long night last night, but i can tell you we dodged a missile here in ocean city. irene created a twister in delaware, that destroyed a home and damaged a dozen more. in washington old glory over the capital was tattered, but still