HURRICANE CAMILLE 1969
Hurricane Camille was the third tropical cyclone and second hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. At peak intensity, Camille was a Category 5 hurricane that struck the United States near the mouth of the Mississippi River on the night of August 17, causing catastrophic damage. Camille was the only hurricane with official winds reported to reach at 190 mph until Allen in 1980.
Formed August 14, 1969
Dissipated August 22, 1969
Highest winds 190 mph (305 km/h) (1-minute sustained)
Lowest pressure 905 mbar
Damages $1.42 billion (1969 USD)
$9.14 billion (2005 USD) [3]
Fatalities 259 direct
Areas affected Cuba, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Southern United States (particularly major flooding in Virginia
On the night of August 17, 1969 Hurricane Camille hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Many had scoffed at the forecast of unprecedented high winds and expected a rising tide, but in the early morning hours of August 18th were firm believers. Final data on the storm reported wind velocity in excess of 210 miles per hour and a tidal surge in excess of 24 feet topped with at least a 10 foot sea. Many of those who refused to believe the forecast and stayed at home to ride out the storm lived to regret it. Some did not live through it. The latest survey reveals l34 deaths; 27 missing; 8,931 injured; 5,662 homes destroyed and 13,915 suffering major losses. This is not counting the loss of businesses, other structures, and much of the natural beauty of the Mississippi Coast. The total destruction area of Harrison County alone was 68 square miles. Because of ample warning the death toll was not as high as in some previous hurricanes, but the destruction was unprecedented in United States history to that time.
NEWSPAPER HEADLINES
THE STORY OF CAMILLE
August 15th 1969
August 16th 1969
August 17th (1)
August 17th 1969 (2)
August 18th 1969
WEATHER MAPS
<~~~AUGUST 17, 1969
AUGUST 18, 1969 ~~~>
ARTICLES
Report Relates Incidents.(PART 1)
Report Relates Incidents.(PART 2)
All Out Effort Made In Areas For Shelter
News Digest
Gulfport Resident Says"Staying To Watch House"
Area's Without Power,Camille Moves Inland(Part 1)
Area's Without Power,Camille Moves Inland(Part 2)
Sunday Before Camille Was Far From Normal Along Coast(Part 1)
Sunday Before Camille Was Far From Normal Along Coast(Part 2)
Waves as high as 20 feet
PHOTOS
Local residents begin preperations
Police car,flooded street
Tide rolling in
Storm Surge
West Pass Christian
Biloxi's Central Beach
Biloxi's Central Beach(2)
Buena Vista Hotel(Biloxi)
Damged historic church
Gulfport damage
Jeff Davis Ave. in Long Beach
DAMAGE REPORTS
LINKS
Hurricane Camille August 5-22, 1969
Hydrologic Atlases Showing Areas Flooded by Hurricane Camille Tides of August 18, 1969, Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast
Hurricane Camille
Thirty Years After Hurricane Camille:Lessons Learned, Lessons Lost
REPORT ON HURRICANE CAMILLE 14-22 AUGUST 1969 
This is a 130 page report on the storm
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