Hurricane Camille 1969

Lauren ScheibeMatt Smith

Path

• Originated just west of the Cayman Islands on August 14.

• Hit Cuba as a Category 3 on August 15.• On August 17th it made land fall along the

Mississippi Coast as a Category 5.• Moved through Tennessee, Kentucky, West

Virginia and Virginia before moving to the Atlantic on August 20th.

Path

Facts

• Actual Maximum sustained winds is unknown because the hurricane destroyed all wind recording instruments.

• Estimated wind speeds are at 200 mph along coast in Mississippi.

Facts

• Storm Surge of 24.6 ft occurred at Pass Christian, Mississippi.

• Average Rain fall was at 10 inches

• Heaviest Rain fall occurred in Virginia and dumped as much as 31 inches in a span of 5 hours causing flash flooding.

Facts

• There was 256 deaths in America caused by the combination of winds, surges, and rainfalls.

• 143 of the deaths occurred along the Gulf Coast

• 113 of the deaths occurred due to the flash flooding in Virginia

• 3 deaths in Cuba

Facts

• Lowest Pressure: 905 mbars

• Caused $1.421 billion dollars in damages

• Equates to $9.14 billion dollars (2005)

Damage Reports

Sources

• National Hurricane Service– http://

www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml#camille

• Harrison County Library Center– http://

www.harrison.lib.ms.us/library_services/camille_pics.htm