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Camille was a small hurricane as it crossed western Cuba, and its winds decreased slightly to 105 mph (169 km/h) over land before it emerged into the Gulf of Mexico. [6] This New Orleans WSR-57 radar image of Hurricane Camille was taken less than 50 miles from its center on August 17 1969 at 10 p.m. CST
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Radar image of Hurricane Camille on August 17. The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1. [1] Of the twenty-three tropical cyclones that developed in the North Atlantic Ocean in 1969, eighteen of them intensified into tropical storms; [2] this was above the 1950–2000 average of 9.6 named storms. [3]
The Galveston Hurricane. Year: 1900. ... Severe Pavement Damage of Eastbound Lanes of U.S. Highway 90 From Hurricane Camille, 1969. ... PHOTO COLLECTION: Lunar New Year.
In 1969, Hurricane Camille dropped 27 inches of rain on Nelson County, Va., in just six hours. ... Read More: See Photos of Hurricane Helene’s Devastation in North Carolina.
The most intense storm of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season, Camille slammed into Mississippi just before midnight on Aug. 17. The hurricane produced a peak storm surge of 24 feet and flattened ...
June 9, 1969– A tropical depression dissipates shortly after passing through the Florida Keys. Its effects are unknown. [37] August 18, 1969– Hurricane Camille strikes southern Mississippi as a Category 5 hurricane, with its large wind field producing a 71 mph (114 km/h) wind gust and 3.55 inches (90 mm) of rain in Pensacola. [38]
When you mention hurricanes, the first thing that comes to many Mississippians' minds is Hurricane Katrina which struck in 2005, but on August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille made landfall and for the ...