In Pamlico County, about 150 people were forced to seek shelter due to flooding. The swollen Pamlico River left the community of Lowland isolated. Crop damage in the county totaled about $8 million, while damage to the seafood processing industry reached approximately $3 million. Dare County suffered the most damage. Dennis inflicted some degree of damage on 1,600 businesses and homes, of which about 5 percent of those structures were destroyed or left uninhabitable (at least 86), while approximately 20 percent experienced major damage and roughly 75 percent suffered minor damage. Storm surge swept away six homes in Rodanthe. Property damage reached roughly $12 million in Dare County, while losses to dunes in Nags Head totaled approximately $16.5 million. In Beaufort County, storm surge reaching nearly in height flooded portions of the town of Belhaven, including its downtown section.