Published on Sep 4, 2026, 8:59:51 AM
Total time: 00:35:19
Thirty years after Category 3 Hurricane Fran devastated southeastern North Carolina with 115 mph winds and a 13-foot storm surge, we look back at the costliest natural disaster in the state's history at the time. In this special episode of 1on1, former emergency management directors Dan Summers and Carson Smith share behind-the-scenes stories of holding communities together when all outside rescue help was cut off. You will also hear the chilling survival accounts of residents who stayed behind, including a terrifying recorded 911 call of a family huddling in a bathroom as the ocean tore their home apart.
Jon Evans of WECT/Fox Wilmington is in his 48th year of television news. He's asked a lot of questions, and you've seen or heard the answers on his newscasts. Jon is now asking different questions, going in-depth with interviews and learning things that only a few people know. Politicians, business leaders, entrepreneurs, athletes, entertainers - you'll know them better after hearing them go "1 on 1 with Jon Evans."