Town Spared Earl's Wrath

As Hurricane Earl spun off the coast early this morning, few problems were reported locally.

Emergency personnel said as of 5 a.m. this morning, there was no storm-related damage overnight and some wondered in the storm even hit them.

At high tide, shortly after 7 p.m. Friday night, groups of people and swimmers stood on the beach watching the high seas and waves crash along Devereux Beach. 

Along the causeway leading to the Neck, boats were seen tied closed to shore.

Fog hovered low across the downtown as most battened down the hatches and stayed in doors for the hyped storm that hardly ever came.

Earlier this week, Emergency Management made preparations for Earl if it were to track closer to the coast.

When Earl passed by the coast overnight, it was a mere Tropical Storm - with a shadow of the punch the former category 4 hurricane packed earlier this week.