Hurricane Camille - Wikipedia
Hurricane Camille was one of the most powerful landfalling hurricanes in the United States when it hit southern Mississippi in August 1969. It was a devastating tropical cyclone that was one of …
Hurricane Camille | Date, Damage, Wind Speed, Storm Surge ...
Hurricane Camille was a tropical cyclone, one of the strongest of the 20th century, that hit the United States in August 1969. After entering the Gulf of Mexico, the hurricane struck the …
Hurricane Camille - August 17, 1969 - National Weather Service
Hurricane Camille impacted the entire region, especially counties across southeast Mississippi and southwest Alabama in our area. Counties in southeast Mississippi had the greatest …
One of Four: Hurricane Camille - National Weather Service ...
On August 17, 1969, Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi Gulf Coast, only one of four hurricanes to make landfall on the continental United States as a Category 5 hurricane on the …
Hurricane Camille, 1969 - Louisiana Hurricanes - Research ...
Sep 25, 2025 · It had the highest wind speed at landfall of any hurricane to hit the continental United States in recorded history, with winds at an estimated 175 mph, and it is one of only …
Hurricane Camille - Mississippi Encyclopedia
Hurricane Camille demonstrated the US Gulf Coast’s vulnerability to hurricanes and their extreme potential for destruction. Nearly five decades after it hit, Camille remains entrenched in modern …
Hurricane Camille (August 1969) - Encyclopedia Virginia
Feb 8, 2022 · Hurricane Camille arrived in Virginia on the night of August 19, 1969, as a tropical depression following landfall in Mississippi as one of only three category five storms ever to …