WEBVTT 00:02.535 --> 00:04.304 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% - The water started comin' up 00:04.404 --> 00:06.740 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% and then it just seeps in. 00:06.840 --> 00:09.642 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And it was very quiet and soft and gentle 00:09.743 --> 00:11.177 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% the way the water came up. 00:11.277 --> 00:13.680 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - We had gone through Bertha, and so we had been through one 00:13.780 --> 00:14.948 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and we had prepared for it. 00:15.048 --> 00:16.583 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% But it was all of a sudden like really? 00:16.683 --> 00:18.985 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - I felt like I was in another country. 00:19.085 --> 00:23.256 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% I mean, I had no idea where I was at Carolina Beach. 00:24.657 --> 00:27.794 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - We knew pretty much we'd come back to nothing. 00:27.894 --> 00:29.829 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% We knew that the pier would probably be destroyed 00:29.929 --> 00:32.399 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% as old as it was, and it was gonna be a direct hit. 00:32.499 --> 00:34.968 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - I think one day we'll probably see one worse than Fran. 00:35.068 --> 00:39.439 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% As far as devastation, and as wide-spread as it was, 00:39.539 --> 00:43.276 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I don't think people realize how bad it was. 00:43.376 --> 00:46.112 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% (dramatic music) 00:48.748 --> 00:51.151 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% - This morning I have declared a state of emergency 00:51.251 --> 00:54.521 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% for all 100 counties in North Carolina. 00:55.822 --> 00:58.625 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - We knew it was gonna be stronger than Bertha. 00:58.725 --> 01:02.896 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% We knew the storm had, intensity-wise, was bigger. 01:04.397 --> 01:06.800 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% The wind fields were larger. 01:06.900 --> 01:08.802 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Tidal surge was higher. 01:08.902 --> 01:10.170 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% So we knew it was gonna be 01:10.270 --> 01:13.106 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% a little bit more devastating than Bertha was. 01:13.206 --> 01:14.641 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% My name is Tom Collins. 01:14.741 --> 01:17.610 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% At the time Fran made landfall in North Carolina, 01:17.710 --> 01:19.746 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% I was the Area Sea Coordinator 01:19.846 --> 01:22.982 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% for the North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. 01:23.083 --> 01:27.087 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - I've been here with you in a lot of disasters. 01:28.922 --> 01:32.425 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And a lot of you new, many of you not new. 01:33.827 --> 01:35.795 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% And we hope and pray that something will happen 01:35.895 --> 01:38.832 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and this won't come at us with full force. 01:38.932 --> 01:40.400 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - [Tom Collins] The urgency wasn't as great 01:40.500 --> 01:43.269 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% because it looked like it was gonna come into Georgia. 01:43.369 --> 01:45.071 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% It never goes to Georgia. 01:45.171 --> 01:47.140 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - It kinda sputtered along as it developed, 01:47.240 --> 01:49.642 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% so it was a tropical wave, tropical depression, 01:49.742 --> 01:50.877 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% and then tropical storm. 01:50.977 --> 01:52.879 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% But it really started to gather strength 01:52.979 --> 01:54.881 align:left position:30%,start line:5% size:60% and get to major hurricane status 01:54.981 --> 01:56.616 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% in the vicinity of The Bahamas. 01:56.716 --> 01:58.017 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - [Tom Collins] It does look like it was gonna 01:58.118 --> 01:59.886 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% come into South Carolina. 01:59.986 --> 02:02.322 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% That was on September 3rd on Tuesday. 02:02.422 --> 02:03.756 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - Our meteorologists were telling us 02:03.857 --> 02:07.260 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% in the earlier part of the forecast 02:07.360 --> 02:10.363 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% that it really wasn't going to be that big of a deal. 02:10.463 --> 02:13.500 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% And so we were convinced that 02:13.600 --> 02:16.970 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% tropical storm Fran was just going to 02:17.070 --> 02:18.738 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% cruise through and not be a big deal. 02:18.838 --> 02:20.607 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - Even though it was supposed to go inland, 02:20.707 --> 02:23.343 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% and it kept going, you had a couple of days, 02:23.443 --> 02:27.347 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% once it didn't take that turn it was like 02:27.447 --> 02:29.649 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% this is real, this is coming right down our throats. 02:29.749 --> 02:31.351 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - [Tom Collins] By 11 o'clock we're feeling 02:31.451 --> 02:33.887 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% gale-force winds, or tropical storm winds. 02:33.987 --> 02:35.155 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% 34-knot winds. 02:36.289 --> 02:37.857 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - Our emergency management officials 02:37.957 --> 02:41.060 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% have been briefing me for the past three days. 02:41.161 --> 02:44.898 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% And it appears that Hurricane Fran may be the biggest threat 02:44.998 --> 02:48.268 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% that we've had in North Carolina in a long time. 02:48.368 --> 02:52.572 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% - As county commissioners, we were overcome 02:52.672 --> 02:55.508 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% with the gravity of the situation. 02:57.010 --> 02:58.745 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I think we did a good job eventually, 02:58.845 --> 03:00.213 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% it was just one of the hardest things 03:00.313 --> 03:01.414 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% we've ever had to deal with. 03:01.514 --> 03:02.682 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% - Most of you know last night 03:02.782 --> 03:04.984 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% the beach towns had a voluntary evacuation. 03:05.084 --> 03:08.454 align:left position:10%,start line:5% size:80% This morning the barrier islands did a mandatory evacuation. 03:08.555 --> 03:10.623 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% The schools are closed today. 03:10.723 --> 03:12.358 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% - I'm Carolyn Justice, 03:12.458 --> 03:15.662 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% and when Hurricane Fran struck the coast of North Carolina, 03:15.762 --> 03:17.997 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% I was a county commissioner in Pender County, 03:18.097 --> 03:19.899 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and a small-business owner. 03:19.999 --> 03:24.804 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - I want to encourage everyone in North Carolina to be safe. 03:24.904 --> 03:28.741 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - [Tom Collins] We're down to about less than 30 hours. 03:28.841 --> 03:32.545 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% And here, on September the 5th, it's decision time. 03:32.645 --> 03:36.816 align:left position:25%,start line:77% size:65% - The National Guard has activated a large amount of troops 03:38.017 --> 03:39.519 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% highway patrol is moving people around, 03:39.619 --> 03:41.287 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and DOT's got things in place. 03:41.387 --> 03:42.555 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Correction's ready to go to work. 03:42.655 --> 03:44.557 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% So we think we have everything in place. 03:44.657 --> 03:47.260 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% - [Tom Collins] We had to make a decision to evacuate. 03:47.360 --> 03:52.865 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% We're right on the edge of this outer error slough. 03:52.966 --> 03:54.801 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% - The error count is basically the probability 03:54.901 --> 03:58.004 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% that the storm is gonna be somewhere in that cone, 03:58.104 --> 04:00.607 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% 66 and 2/3 percent of the time. 04:00.707 --> 04:02.041 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% My name's Steve Pfaff, 04:02.141 --> 04:03.610 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% I'm the Warning Coordination Meteorologist 04:03.710 --> 04:05.645 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% with the National Weather Service Office 04:05.745 --> 04:07.313 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% in Wilmington, North Carolina. 04:07.413 --> 04:10.183 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% With Fran, originally it was outside of the cone, 04:10.283 --> 04:12.051 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% but as the models get a better feel 04:12.151 --> 04:15.855 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% for the environment that it was going to move into, 04:15.955 --> 04:17.190 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% the models keyed in on a landfall 04:17.290 --> 04:19.192 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% for southeast North Carolina, 04:19.292 --> 04:21.261 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and then the storm went through the cone 04:21.361 --> 04:23.896 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% and came ashore September 5th in the evening. 04:23.997 --> 04:25.598 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - The latest advisory that was issued at about 04:25.698 --> 04:29.235 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% half-hour ago, 11 o'clock has moved the track of the storm 04:29.335 --> 04:30.837 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% a little bit more to the northeast. 04:30.937 --> 04:34.674 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% Right now we're projecting landfall near Calabash, 04:34.774 --> 04:37.043 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% on the North Carolina South Carolina state line, 04:37.143 --> 04:38.811 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% 10 or 11 o'clock tonight. 04:38.911 --> 04:41.047 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - [Tom Collins] The decision was made to evacuate 04:41.147 --> 04:44.617 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and thank goodness a lot of people heeded to-- 04:44.717 --> 04:47.487 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - People need to leave the barrier islands 04:47.587 --> 04:50.089 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and coastal towns immediately. 04:51.257 --> 04:53.826 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% There should be no one left there. 04:53.926 --> 04:56.396 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - The Governor has declared all 100 counties 04:56.496 --> 04:59.532 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% of North Carolina in a state of emergency. 04:59.632 --> 05:02.168 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% That's the first time that's ever been done. 05:02.268 --> 05:04.637 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% The letter that goes to the President 05:04.737 --> 05:07.040 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% has been sent by the Governor. 05:07.140 --> 05:10.143 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We have put everything in place that we need 05:10.243 --> 05:12.645 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% to get federal assistance as soon as possible. 05:12.745 --> 05:14.647 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% And as I think most of you know, 05:14.747 --> 05:17.350 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% actually FEMA is already here on-site, 05:17.450 --> 05:19.852 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and we're gonna be up and ready to roll. 05:19.952 --> 05:21.554 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - If it impact on the course it's goin' on right now 05:21.654 --> 05:23.222 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% we're sure it's just gonna be a pretty significant storm. 05:23.323 --> 05:24.691 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - We're makin' life and death decisions 05:24.791 --> 05:26.626 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% based off of a forecast. 05:26.726 --> 05:28.861 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% The forecast can't always be perfect. 05:28.961 --> 05:30.730 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% We try to get as perfect as we can, 05:30.830 --> 05:32.498 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% but given the limitations 05:32.598 --> 05:34.967 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% that Mother Nature challenges us with, 05:35.068 --> 05:36.536 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% it's often difficult. 05:36.636 --> 05:39.138 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - Mornin' of the 5th, the storm's on us. 05:39.238 --> 05:41.874 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% We were receivin' what we call gale-force winds 05:41.974 --> 05:43.776 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% that were at least 34 knots, 05:43.876 --> 05:46.879 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% or around 40 miles an hour, roughly. 05:48.147 --> 05:49.782 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% What you see, this blue circle. 05:49.882 --> 05:56.456 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% The storm at this point was somewhere around 415 miles wide, 05:56.556 --> 05:58.558 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% which, as you see as big as the storm is, 05:58.658 --> 06:00.927 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% that's the whole east coast of North Carolina. 06:01.027 --> 06:03.596 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% - We really want to indicate 06:03.696 --> 06:05.832 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% where that is gonna be the biggest threat, 06:05.932 --> 06:07.834 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% where the impacts are gonna be greatest, 06:07.934 --> 06:10.002 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and cut back on the false alarm 06:10.103 --> 06:11.504 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% for other parts of the country. 06:11.604 --> 06:13.773 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - I don't wanna sound like a profit of doom, 06:13.873 --> 06:15.608 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and we hope this won't happen, 06:15.708 --> 06:17.276 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% but folks, you need to understand 06:17.377 --> 06:19.011 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% this thing could be a whole lot worse 06:19.112 --> 06:23.483 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% than anything most of you've ever dealt with. 06:23.583 --> 06:28.087 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% I've seen Long Beach when there wasn't a house left. 06:28.187 --> 06:29.922 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% And this could happen this time. 06:30.022 --> 06:31.557 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% - Everybody was watching it. 06:31.657 --> 06:34.127 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% We watched every hurricane that comes this way. 06:34.227 --> 06:37.697 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - I think the fact that it hit so quickly after Bertha, 06:37.797 --> 06:40.233 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% everybody was like not again. 06:41.534 --> 06:43.503 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% - Just before Fran hit, 06:43.603 --> 06:45.738 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% we had gone through Hurricane Bertha. 06:45.838 --> 06:47.807 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% - And the wind was blowin' 100. 06:47.907 --> 06:50.009 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - [TV Announcer] And it could get a little nasty here 06:50.109 --> 06:50.943 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% all through the region. 06:51.043 --> 06:52.178 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% We'll continue to keep you-- 06:52.278 --> 06:53.112 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - That was the first time I'd ever been 06:53.212 --> 06:54.614 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% in the eye of a hurricane. 06:54.714 --> 06:58.451 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% You could hear the Hurricane Hunter airplane flyin' around. 06:58.551 --> 07:00.253 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% - It wasn't that devastating. 07:00.353 --> 07:02.255 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% It wasn't a Hurricane Fran, 07:02.355 --> 07:05.691 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% though it did do a lot of damage, took out a lot of trees. 07:05.792 --> 07:08.161 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% - But I saw what was goin' on then, 07:08.261 --> 07:11.564 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% and six weeks later Hurricane Fran was comin' in 07:11.664 --> 07:14.100 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% with 115 mile an hour winds. 07:14.200 --> 07:16.769 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And I thought, 15 miles an hour, I'll stay. 07:16.869 --> 07:21.774 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - Our fear was that would've lulled people into complacency. 07:21.874 --> 07:24.010 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - Residents all across North Carolina 07:24.110 --> 07:25.745 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% from one end to the other, 07:25.845 --> 07:28.581 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% need to heed warnings of potential flooding 07:28.681 --> 07:29.916 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% and high winds. 07:31.217 --> 07:33.619 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% They need to go immediately to high ground 07:33.719 --> 07:37.323 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and make sure that property is secured. 07:37.423 --> 07:39.792 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - Take time out for a quick video, 07:39.892 --> 07:42.328 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% that's water level back there. 07:42.428 --> 07:44.864 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It's even over in my high-rise, new deck. 07:44.964 --> 07:46.866 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% It's about under water. 07:46.966 --> 07:49.101 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% My name's Jim Mincher, I moved to Wrightsville Beach 07:49.202 --> 07:53.773 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% in 1974 and opened a bicycle store which is still going. 07:53.873 --> 07:56.776 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And yes, I stayed at Wrightsville Beach 07:56.876 --> 07:58.878 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% during Hurricane Fran. 07:58.978 --> 08:00.580 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Was it a good decision? 08:00.680 --> 08:01.881 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% I don't know. 08:01.981 --> 08:04.484 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% But I did and it was an experience. 08:05.651 --> 08:07.086 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We may not have any video for a while 08:07.186 --> 08:08.454 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% 'cause we're gonna start fightin' it. 08:08.554 --> 08:10.490 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% You can see the water comin' up. 08:10.590 --> 08:13.092 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% When the water started comin' up, 08:13.192 --> 08:14.760 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% of course I was movin' items. 08:14.861 --> 08:16.162 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% I didn't want it to get wet. 08:16.262 --> 08:17.530 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Then all of a sudden I realized the water was goin' down 08:17.630 --> 08:20.266 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% so I grabbed the camera and started filming. 08:20.366 --> 08:22.301 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Comin' in here, there's a little step ladder, 08:22.401 --> 08:24.504 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% it's not quite knee-deep. 08:28.407 --> 08:31.410 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Got everything piled high as we can. 08:34.780 --> 08:37.450 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% Bathroom doesn't smell too good. 08:40.319 --> 08:41.153 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% Chairs, 08:42.455 --> 08:44.790 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% sittin' a little low in the water. 08:44.891 --> 08:46.058 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% Cars floatin'. 08:47.627 --> 08:49.829 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% Whole house is just a mess. 08:49.929 --> 08:53.933 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I was in a neighborhood back from oceanfront, 08:54.033 --> 08:56.335 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% and the water was calm. 08:56.435 --> 08:57.870 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Maybe a little ripples. 08:57.970 --> 09:01.040 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% You could see stuff slowly floating down the street. 09:01.140 --> 09:04.844 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% But it wasn't waves and action like the oceanfront. 09:04.944 --> 09:08.848 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% - The winds really are not that big of an issue 09:08.948 --> 09:11.617 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% than it is with the tidal surge. 09:13.052 --> 09:15.087 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% If you don't get outta the way of the tidal surge, 09:15.187 --> 09:16.722 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% you're stuck. 09:16.822 --> 09:19.091 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - [Camera Operator] This is in the yard. 09:19.191 --> 09:21.394 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% We've got our buckets ready. 09:21.494 --> 09:25.031 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - You're stuck in the building, roads are blocked. 09:25.131 --> 09:28.067 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% You can't get out, you can't drive. 09:29.502 --> 09:30.903 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - You're not gonna be able to get to the pharmacy. 09:31.003 --> 09:35.107 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% You're not gonna be able to get to the gas station. 09:35.207 --> 09:39.378 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% If there is an emergency, you're not gonna be able to 09:41.213 --> 09:44.350 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% get to the emergency room very easily 09:44.450 --> 09:45.985 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% if you're in the middle of the storm. 09:46.085 --> 09:49.388 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - Was approaching cat. 4 at the time, 09:49.488 --> 09:53.159 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% and that's when you don't fool around with, at the time. 09:53.259 --> 09:54.493 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% And so I said to Shiela, 09:54.594 --> 09:56.629 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I wanna get you and the kids inland. 09:56.729 --> 10:00.433 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% I want to be able to worry about work and the newsroom. 10:00.533 --> 10:02.568 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I don't want to have to worry about your safety. 10:02.668 --> 10:04.670 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - What was personally very difficult for me, 10:04.770 --> 10:08.240 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% my father was very ill at the time. 10:08.341 --> 10:11.243 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% As a matter of fact, that was September 10:11.344 --> 10:13.212 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% and he passed in October. 10:13.312 --> 10:14.747 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% So it was very difficult for me 10:14.847 --> 10:16.983 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% because I wanted to be with my family 10:17.083 --> 10:19.685 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% knowing that they were not going to evacuate 10:19.785 --> 10:21.320 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% because of his condition. 10:21.420 --> 10:22.688 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% - The pressure is immense, 10:22.788 --> 10:24.790 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% because you're always at that moment, 10:24.890 --> 10:27.026 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% should I leave, should I stay? 10:27.126 --> 10:29.929 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - You see how big these emergency services vehicles are, 10:30.029 --> 10:32.698 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% at 55 miles an hour these things have a danger 10:32.798 --> 10:34.133 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% of tippin' over. 10:35.901 --> 10:37.903 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% We can't do really anything 10:38.004 --> 10:39.505 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% when the storm has made landfall. 10:39.605 --> 10:42.708 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% So that's why now when we prepare, 10:42.808 --> 10:45.111 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% we try to get everybody out of harm's way 10:45.211 --> 10:48.114 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% prior to gale-force winds arriving. 10:49.815 --> 10:52.652 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - We just had Hurricane Bertha a few weeks prior, 10:52.752 --> 10:55.321 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and I felt like wow, sort of a second chance. 10:55.421 --> 10:58.824 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% Again that hurricane weather geek in me 10:58.924 --> 11:01.060 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% not worrying too much about the impact, 11:01.160 --> 11:05.164 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% more about the incredible nature of the event. 11:05.264 --> 11:08.501 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I was definitely determined to film it. 11:10.436 --> 11:13.706 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% I'm Mark Sudduth and I lived in Leland, North Carolina 11:13.806 --> 11:16.308 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% when Hurricane Fran came over. 11:17.777 --> 11:21.047 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% But filming it myself from the different rooms in the house, 11:21.147 --> 11:22.515 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% that was an exciting moment, 11:22.615 --> 11:24.884 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% to be able to see the effects of the hurricane, 11:24.984 --> 11:28.254 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% but in the safety of the enclosure of that house. 11:28.354 --> 11:29.488 align:left position:27.5%,start line:83% size:62.5% But then when the eye wall came over 11:29.588 --> 11:32.258 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% I decided well this is too much. 11:32.358 --> 11:33.793 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I didn't want to miss it, it was dark, 11:33.893 --> 11:36.529 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% so I just turned the car around in the carport, 11:36.629 --> 11:38.230 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% and aimed the headlights out, 11:38.330 --> 11:41.767 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% put the camera on a tripod and let it go. 11:44.070 --> 11:47.273 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - People naturally feel they need to stay 11:47.373 --> 11:49.809 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% and protect what's theirs. 11:49.909 --> 11:52.812 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% But in a hurricane with high winds, 11:53.779 --> 11:55.548 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% you can't protect anything. 11:55.648 --> 11:59.018 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% You can put up shutters, which we all do, 11:59.118 --> 12:02.855 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% but you can't protect yourself from the wind. 12:04.290 --> 12:07.593 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Nor can you from the flooding if it's that kind of event. 12:07.693 --> 12:10.362 align:left position:17.5%,start line:83% size:72.5% - If you don't get out of the way of the tidal surge 12:10.463 --> 12:11.797 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% you're stuck. 12:11.897 --> 12:15.201 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% You're stuck in the buildin', roads are blocked. 12:15.301 --> 12:16.902 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% You can't get out you can't drive. 12:17.002 --> 12:17.837 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - [Camera Operator] Tryin' to get a shot 12:17.937 --> 12:19.105 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% out the front of the door. 12:19.205 --> 12:22.875 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Actually, the water level 20 minutes ago 12:22.975 --> 12:27.480 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% was to the top of the fence, it's comin' down. 12:27.580 --> 12:28.681 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Can see that. 12:30.049 --> 12:32.151 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - We heard stories about there being hurricane parties 12:32.251 --> 12:33.619 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and everything else like that, 12:33.719 --> 12:36.622 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% and then it's like, I don't know if I could do that 12:36.722 --> 12:37.857 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% at the time. 12:37.957 --> 12:40.292 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - I remember very well talking to 12:41.994 --> 12:46.098 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% a gentleman at Carolina Beach who decided to stay 12:46.966 --> 12:49.068 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% despite evacuation orders. 12:49.168 --> 12:51.337 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% And he cried on the phone. 12:52.772 --> 12:56.242 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% Was fearful that he was not going to live through the storm. 12:56.342 --> 13:00.279 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - We had a lot of calls for people, we need help. 13:00.379 --> 13:01.814 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% We need rescue. 13:01.914 --> 13:05.217 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And it gets to a point that we can't go out. 13:05.317 --> 13:07.553 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% Our vehicles can't survive. 13:11.056 --> 13:12.458 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - It was completely out of our hands. 13:12.558 --> 13:17.296 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% And that's the way it is with any natural disaster. 13:17.396 --> 13:20.966 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% At some point if you've been able to get out of harm's way 13:21.066 --> 13:22.368 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% then that's a good thing. 13:22.468 --> 13:25.805 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% If not, if you're a spiritual person then you pray. 13:25.905 --> 13:27.840 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - 'Til you receive one of those phone calls, 13:27.940 --> 13:29.608 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% you don't know how... 13:29.708 --> 13:33.145 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I sorta get how they feel in their mind but, 13:33.245 --> 13:34.013 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% it's hopeless. 13:34.113 --> 13:35.648 align:left position:30%,start line:89% size:60% We're gonna die. 13:35.748 --> 13:37.917 align:left position:25%,start line:5% size:65% - I always knew there was a possibility, 13:38.017 --> 13:40.052 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% and I knew a lot of eyes were on the other one, 13:40.152 --> 13:42.521 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% Edouard I think was the powerful one 13:42.621 --> 13:43.989 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% that went off the coast. 13:44.089 --> 13:46.392 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - All eyes originally were on Hurricane Edouard. 13:46.492 --> 13:48.694 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It was a category 4 hurricane at one point. 13:48.794 --> 13:52.631 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% But fortunately that storm stayed far off shore. 13:52.731 --> 13:55.034 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It did result in large swells and waves 13:55.134 --> 13:58.637 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% coming into the east coast, causing multiple fatalities, 13:58.737 --> 14:00.239 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% drownings from rip currents. 14:00.339 --> 14:01.907 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - Weather teams were focusing on that one 14:02.007 --> 14:04.710 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and Fran was sitting down there kinda quiet, 14:04.810 --> 14:07.479 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and it just sorta sneaked up and got us. 14:07.580 --> 14:08.914 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - Once Edouard was out of the picture 14:09.014 --> 14:11.717 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% I think the focus certainly shifted by the public 14:11.817 --> 14:13.185 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% to Hurricane Fran. 14:13.285 --> 14:16.021 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% And it's a good thing that people were paying attention. 14:16.121 --> 14:18.490 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - We had the worst side of the storm, 14:18.591 --> 14:20.392 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% which is the northeast quadrant of the storm. 14:20.492 --> 14:23.262 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% If you take a hurricane, split it right down the middle 14:23.362 --> 14:25.364 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% and make four quadrants, 14:26.665 --> 14:28.767 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% that northeast quadrant of the storm 14:28.868 --> 14:32.771 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% is always the worst 'cause the way the storm rotates. 14:32.872 --> 14:36.075 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - And that's what's hit Topsail Island and Hampstead. 14:36.175 --> 14:39.245 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% We were surprised by that (laughs). 14:39.345 --> 14:40.179 align:left position:42.5%,start line:89% size:47.5% Why us? 14:41.847 --> 14:43.215 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - You just have to be always on your guard. 14:43.315 --> 14:45.651 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Doesn't matter if they're calling for 25 storms, 14:45.751 --> 14:47.086 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We've been out, get one to come close, 14:47.186 --> 14:49.488 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% and that one is all it takes. 14:49.588 --> 14:53.525 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I'm Edwin Lore, and I own the Surf City Pier. 14:53.626 --> 14:55.861 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And we rode Fran out, pier was destroyed. 14:55.961 --> 15:00.266 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% But I rebuilt it and still going strong today. 15:00.366 --> 15:01.934 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% There's no use in crying over something 15:02.034 --> 15:05.137 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% that you absolutely have no power over. 15:05.237 --> 15:06.739 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% There's nothing we could do about it, 15:06.839 --> 15:10.509 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% we knew pretty much we'd come back to nothing. 15:10.609 --> 15:12.511 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We knew the pier would probably be destroyed, 15:12.611 --> 15:15.447 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% as old as it was, and it was gonna be a direct hit. 15:15.547 --> 15:17.583 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% That's the tackle shop, and when they started it they-- 15:17.683 --> 15:21.887 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% We actually came out, we took some of our light poles down. 15:21.987 --> 15:24.423 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% We also took up every third or fourth board 15:24.523 --> 15:28.360 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% so that the water pressure could come up between the cracks 15:28.460 --> 15:31.630 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% and maybe loosen the pressure on the main frame. 15:31.730 --> 15:34.266 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% We got everything out of the pier house that we could, 15:34.366 --> 15:36.368 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% stored it in Smithfield. 15:37.903 --> 15:41.073 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% When we rebuild I'm gonna put it all right back down here. 15:41.173 --> 15:42.942 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% And we'll just work. 15:43.042 --> 15:46.245 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% I just had that energy to rebuild. 15:46.345 --> 15:48.447 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% We just kinda had fun with it. 15:48.547 --> 15:51.517 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% I said you know when we get back and see what we've got, 15:51.617 --> 15:54.353 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% we'll just start getting ready to rebuild 15:54.453 --> 15:56.355 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and get everything back together. 15:56.455 --> 15:58.891 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% And the island did a real good job, the whole island did. 15:58.991 --> 16:03.162 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - This is the worst disaster we've had in this century. 16:04.496 --> 16:05.731 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% People say how does it compare? 16:05.831 --> 16:07.066 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% It's the worst. 16:08.000 --> 16:10.302 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% Nothin's touched it. 16:10.402 --> 16:12.438 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - [Camera Operator] Here's a floating dock in the backyard 16:12.538 --> 16:14.606 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% along with Boston Whaler. 16:17.309 --> 16:20.980 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% Here's the roof of the pier house next door. 16:23.315 --> 16:24.750 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - We're gonna do everything we can 16:24.850 --> 16:27.686 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% to help the people of North Carolina and South Carolina 16:27.786 --> 16:29.088 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% in this difficult time. 16:29.188 --> 16:31.824 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% But again I say to you: we need to be praying 16:31.924 --> 16:33.325 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% for those people and supporting them. 16:33.425 --> 16:36.895 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% And there are doubtless people here from those two states. 16:36.996 --> 16:40.466 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% In addition to the hurricane there has been and will be 16:40.566 --> 16:42.501 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% more rain, and there's a lot to do. 16:42.601 --> 16:45.037 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - We really had to wait until the light of day 16:45.137 --> 16:48.474 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% to see just how massive the destruction was 16:48.574 --> 16:51.844 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% from some of the South Carolina line, Carolina Beach 16:51.944 --> 16:53.045 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% and Topsail Island. 16:53.145 --> 16:55.948 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% I mean that was the shock to so many people. 16:56.048 --> 16:59.284 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% When sun came up, that next morning how bad things were. 16:59.385 --> 17:01.987 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - [Unknown Male] Kure Beach had damage to about 200 homes, 17:02.087 --> 17:04.957 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% some 25 homes were lost completely. 17:05.057 --> 17:07.493 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% The seawall at Fort Fisher was not damaged 17:07.593 --> 17:09.762 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% according to the town's mayor. 17:09.862 --> 17:12.398 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% The damage there was caused by the storm surge 17:12.498 --> 17:14.867 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - It was so widespread and massive 17:14.967 --> 17:17.002 align:left position:17.5%,start line:5% size:72.5% but I think to me the one thing I'll always remember 17:17.102 --> 17:19.772 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% is the steeple from First Baptist Church, 17:19.872 --> 17:22.374 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% sitting right in the middle of Market and 5th, 17:22.474 --> 17:25.978 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% and just people saying this 200-year old church, 17:26.078 --> 17:27.479 align:left position:40%,start line:89% size:50% why now? 17:27.579 --> 17:29.214 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - [Female Reporter] The First Baptist Church in Wilmington 17:29.314 --> 17:32.718 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% which was built between 1860 and 1870, 17:32.818 --> 17:35.921 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% was able to survive the Civil War. 17:36.021 --> 17:38.724 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% But the church's 197-foot steeple 17:38.824 --> 17:41.427 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% could not survive Hurricane Fran. 17:41.527 --> 17:43.228 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% - That was the one in town. 17:43.328 --> 17:45.664 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% At the beaches, I hate to say that 17:45.764 --> 17:48.967 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% you always see beach destruction and devastation, 17:49.068 --> 17:51.437 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and I don't wanna say it as a bad thing, 17:51.537 --> 17:54.640 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% but the fact that that steeple came down 17:54.740 --> 17:57.543 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% right almost smack dab in the middle of downtown 17:57.643 --> 18:00.813 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% was a signal to me of just how bad the storm was. 18:00.913 --> 18:03.682 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% And then you see the devastation along Topsail island. 18:03.782 --> 18:05.551 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - [Camera Operator] Porch is gone. 18:05.651 --> 18:06.752 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% Deck is gone. 18:08.420 --> 18:10.022 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% The dune is gone. 18:10.122 --> 18:14.693 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - You saw where homes had been moved from their foundations 18:14.793 --> 18:16.195 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% across the street. 18:16.295 --> 18:20.299 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - Their damage wasn't just houses gone and roofs gone, 18:22.034 --> 18:24.670 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% the ocean completely went across the island, 18:24.770 --> 18:27.039 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and left with it several feet of sand. 18:27.139 --> 18:31.810 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - I know some places I saw sand that was 8 feet deep. 18:31.910 --> 18:36.482 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% - All the sand here was brought in from overwash processes. 18:36.582 --> 18:39.751 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - Only way you could drive was a four-wheel-drive, 18:39.852 --> 18:43.088 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% and then we had National Guard vehicles, Humvees. 18:43.188 --> 18:44.156 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% - And what you're looking at 18:44.256 --> 18:46.358 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% is individual overwash events. 18:46.458 --> 18:49.128 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% A big surge comes, drops some sand. 18:49.228 --> 18:52.498 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Another big surge comes and drops another layer of sand. 18:52.598 --> 18:55.100 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% Another big surge comes drops another layer of sand. 18:55.200 --> 18:57.870 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% So you're looking at the history of the overwash events 18:57.970 --> 18:59.104 align:left position:35%,start line:89% size:55% in this area. 18:59.204 --> 19:00.572 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - I couldn't find my aunt's house. 19:00.672 --> 19:03.142 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And we were walking around Topsail beach 19:03.242 --> 19:06.912 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and I have no idea where the house is. 19:07.012 --> 19:10.048 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% I thought it was supposed to be here, 19:10.149 --> 19:12.017 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% but lo and behold it was over here. 19:12.117 --> 19:15.087 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - It was very difficult for people that even lived there 19:15.187 --> 19:16.288 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% to get their bearings. 19:16.388 --> 19:18.957 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% Sort of similar to like when a tornado hits. 19:19.057 --> 19:20.826 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% They just not only couldn't get to their place 19:20.926 --> 19:23.695 align:left position:20%,start line:5% size:70% because of the sand, but they had to deal with 19:23.795 --> 19:27.866 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% finding what was left, if there was anything. 19:27.966 --> 19:30.035 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% It was a real sad time. 19:30.135 --> 19:32.838 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - What I can tell you that we have in mind, 19:32.938 --> 19:36.808 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% help with immediate services such as debris removal, 19:36.909 --> 19:40.145 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% repair of streets and highways, 19:40.245 --> 19:42.247 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% emergency loans, temporary housing, 19:42.347 --> 19:45.584 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and assistance to our farmers. 19:45.684 --> 19:47.986 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We have been absolutely devastated. 19:48.086 --> 19:50.522 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - Actually up in the air flyin' around, 19:50.622 --> 19:55.127 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% you would see two, three hundred acre tracks of timber. 19:55.227 --> 19:56.762 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% It looks like somebody took your hand 19:56.862 --> 19:58.530 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% and it went boop. 19:58.630 --> 20:01.033 align:left position:20%,start line:89% size:70% - So many trees are down 20:01.133 --> 20:03.001 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% that you don't recognize where you are. 20:03.101 --> 20:07.439 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% You lose your sense of direction when trees are gone. 20:07.539 --> 20:09.641 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% As a matter of fact, in Pender County, 20:09.741 --> 20:12.044 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% we lost a third of the trees in the county. 20:12.144 --> 20:15.581 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - Folks this has been a long week. 20:15.681 --> 20:18.383 align:left position:20%,start line:83% size:70% The folks have worked hard, they prayed a lot. 20:18.483 --> 20:20.619 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% And a lot of prayers have been answered. 20:20.719 --> 20:22.588 align:left position:30%,start line:83% size:60% We've lost a lot of our citizens, 20:22.688 --> 20:25.157 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and we've lost a lot of our property. 20:25.257 --> 20:27.259 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% But I think now we're coming back. 20:27.359 --> 20:29.228 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% - Governor Hunt came quickly. 20:29.328 --> 20:30.996 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Afterwards we were pleased about that 20:31.096 --> 20:35.300 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% and noted what a great job Pender County had done. 20:35.400 --> 20:38.837 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% But he also noted the devastation on Topsail Island 20:38.937 --> 20:41.506 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and how hard this was gonna be to overcome. 20:41.607 --> 20:45.677 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - It recovered well but it did change the thinking. 20:45.777 --> 20:47.846 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% Businesses come an go as they always have, 20:47.946 --> 20:51.717 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% but it's something you've always gotta think about. 20:51.817 --> 20:53.285 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% There's storms every year. 20:53.385 --> 20:55.287 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% You might get the big one that's gonna come in here 20:55.387 --> 20:57.022 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and take everything away again. 20:57.122 --> 21:00.125 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - It took a while to get back from that one. 21:00.225 --> 21:02.294 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% And it would take a while to get back from another one. 21:02.394 --> 21:03.895 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% But I think if there's any kind of community 21:03.996 --> 21:05.697 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% along the east coast that would do it, 21:05.797 --> 21:07.099 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% it's southeastern North Carolina. 21:07.199 --> 21:08.634 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% It's a tough town. 21:08.734 --> 21:12.104 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% These are tough people, they rebound really, really well. 21:12.204 --> 21:14.072 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% Now there are a lot of people who have moved here since, 21:14.172 --> 21:18.677 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% who hasn't been through anything like Fran or Floyd. 21:18.777 --> 21:20.846 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - I think people are gonna be floored 21:20.946 --> 21:23.649 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% by what another Hazel type of storm, 21:23.749 --> 21:25.851 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% or another Fran type of storm can do, 21:25.951 --> 21:28.120 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% given the growth in our infrastructure 21:28.220 --> 21:31.623 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% and a really large segment of our population 21:31.723 --> 21:35.961 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% that's never been in a category 3, 4 or 5 hurricane. 21:36.061 --> 21:37.229 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% - It is setting the stage. 21:37.329 --> 21:40.666 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% We affectionately refer to it as hurricane bait. 21:40.766 --> 21:43.035 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% That we are literally baiting the line 21:43.135 --> 21:46.471 align:left position:10%,start line:83% size:80% for there to be something pretty dangerous on the other end. 21:46.571 --> 21:49.775 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% - We've built back better, more, 21:49.875 --> 21:53.378 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% and more people want to come to the coast. 21:54.813 --> 21:57.382 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% It's fun to live here when we don't have storms. 21:57.482 --> 21:59.885 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% But when we have that, the challenge is 21:59.985 --> 22:03.388 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% to get the people to understand and prepare for it. 22:03.488 --> 22:05.057 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - [Camera Operator] Glad to see you're in a happy mood. 22:05.157 --> 22:06.558 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - I'm worried about- - You might as well smile. 22:06.658 --> 22:07.826 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - [Man] that tree, that oak tree is leaning hard. 22:07.926 --> 22:09.428 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% - [Camera Operator] Oh do you? 22:09.528 --> 22:10.929 align:left position:25%,start line:77% size:65% - Yeah I need to save it somehow, I don't know what to do. 22:11.029 --> 22:12.030 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - [Camera Operator] I'll help you pull it back up. 22:12.130 --> 22:13.765 align:left position:15%,start line:5% size:75% - Was it right that I stayed? 22:13.865 --> 22:15.133 align:left position:35%,start line:5% size:55% I don't know. 22:15.233 --> 22:16.468 align:left position:32.5%,start line:89% size:57.5% I did stay. 22:16.568 --> 22:18.737 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - [Camera Operator] Old Bert's Surf Shop report. 22:18.837 --> 22:21.073 align:left position:12.5%,start line:5% size:77.5% - Bert's Surf Shop is deep. 22:22.207 --> 22:25.110 align:left position:22.5%,start line:5% size:67.5% - [Camera Operator] Like head high? 22:27.913 --> 22:30.415 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - (mumbles) I'll tell you 95% of my merchandise 22:30.515 --> 22:32.017 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% is totally ruined. 22:33.385 --> 22:34.453 align:left position:25%,start line:89% size:65% It's unbelievable. 22:34.553 --> 22:36.922 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - I just hope it doesn't happen again. 22:37.022 --> 22:38.990 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% I'm still in the same house. 22:39.091 --> 22:41.026 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - Generally people get too comfortable. 22:41.126 --> 22:43.695 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% They see other hurricanes on TV 22:45.364 --> 22:48.734 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and they say well that just can't happen here. 22:48.834 --> 22:52.003 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% And they're just generally unprepared. 22:52.104 --> 22:54.473 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - So many people opted to stay home, 22:54.573 --> 22:58.343 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% and now I think the learning lesson there was 23:00.379 --> 23:04.783 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% when you hear evacuate, you need to evacuate. 23:04.883 --> 23:06.551 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - The good thing is we know they're coming, 23:06.651 --> 23:10.322 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% and we can know they're gonna hit us or not, 23:11.556 --> 23:12.824 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% with plenty of time in advance. 23:12.924 --> 23:15.660 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% So we can get ready for them. 23:15.761 --> 23:17.329 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% - So when you go back to the 1800s, 23:17.429 --> 23:19.564 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% look at all the hurricane activity, 23:19.664 --> 23:21.466 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% our average is 16, 17 years 23:21.566 --> 23:24.369 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% on getting a monster storm like that come back. 23:24.469 --> 23:26.104 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% And here it's been 20 years. 23:26.204 --> 23:29.775 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% So with respect to statistics, we're far overdue 23:29.875 --> 23:32.210 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% for another major hurricane. 23:33.612 --> 23:36.715 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% - Unfortunately we lost life during that storm. 23:36.815 --> 23:39.751 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% And so I think it was a lesson learned for a lot of people 23:39.851 --> 23:43.188 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% that you can rebuild homes, you can buy a new car, 23:43.288 --> 23:46.792 align:left position:25%,start line:83% size:65% but you can't replace a life that is lost. 23:49.895 --> 23:52.531 align:left position:15%,start line:83% size:75% - I miss the old pier and lot of folks are still around 23:52.631 --> 23:55.600 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% that miss the old pier and the way it was. 23:55.700 --> 23:59.938 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% But you create new memories with the new pier. 24:00.038 --> 24:03.809 align:left position:22.5%,start line:83% size:67.5% If something happens it's replaceable. 24:03.909 --> 24:05.210 align:left position:22.5%,start line:89% size:67.5% That's the key to that. 24:05.310 --> 24:06.578 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% You take care of your folks, 24:06.678 --> 24:08.113 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% and take care of your family, 24:08.213 --> 24:09.347 align:left position:12.5%,start line:89% size:77.5% and make sure nobody's hurt. 24:09.448 --> 24:12.117 align:left position:10%,start line:89% size:80% And then you just go from there. 24:12.217 --> 24:14.286 align:left position:15%,start line:89% size:75% You do what you gotta do. 24:15.387 --> 24:18.023 align:left position:40%,start line:83% size:50% (dramatic music) 24:18.123 --> 25:39.304 align:left position:87.5%,start line:5% size:2.5% ♪ 25:40.605 --> 25:42.307 align:left position:12.5%,start line:83% size:77.5% - 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