The following studies and reports were used to compile the Hurricane Fran Story: 

Dewberry and Davis and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. High Water Mark Survey and Coastal Inundation Mapping.  Hurricane Fran.  September 1996. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Hurricanes Bertha and Fran Assessment.  Review of Hurricane Evacuation Studies Utilization and Information Dissemination. Final Report.  January 1998. 

Federal Emergency Management Agency. Study of Inland Wind Effects of Hurricane Fran and Assessment of Inland Wind Model. January 1997. 

Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS). The Insured Cost of Natural Disasters: A Report on the IBHS Paid Loss Database. October 1998. 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. National Weather Service. Hurricane Fran Service Assessment. July 1997. 

State of North Carolina Division of Emergency Management. Mitigation Strategy Report. Hurricane Fran. FEMA-1134-DR-NC. 

Staff reports from the Wilmington Star.