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Hurricane Camille made landfall in Mississippi on this day in 1969
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:14 pm
One of the most powerful hurricanes to ever impact the United States, Camille made landfall at 11:30 PM on August 17, 1969, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi as a Category 5 storm. With sustained winds approaching 175 MPH, Camille produced a storm surge that topped 24 feet, leveling virtually everything in the path of the floods. However, there is some evidence that the storm surge approached 28 feet at the Richelieu Apartments from a survivor's testimony. The apartment building collapsed though, destroying any evidence that the flooding reached such a height. Camille was so powerful that it caused the Mississippi River to flow backwards for 125 miles, from its mouth to a point just north of New Orleans.
Hurricane Camille would go on to take the lives of 259 people and cost $1.42 billion in damage.
Hurricane Camille would go on to take the lives of 259 people and cost $1.42 billion in damage.
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Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:15 pm to RollTide1987
went down there right after it blew through, utter devastation
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:19 pm to RollTide1987
I was a little kid in Pensacola when it hit. It was terrifying even that far away from Bay St. Louis.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:24 pm to VABuckeye
Wasn't all that bad. Wedding scheduled 5 days later in St Charles parish went off without a hitch
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:28 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:29 pm to RollTide1987
It was the first time I had witnessed a hurricane pass close to BTR in the daytime. (Betsy and Hilda passed overnight) Even that far away, the clouds racing across the sky left a lasting impression.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:30 pm to RollTide1987
Was 7 years old. Slept right through it. Was pretty awestruck by how much damage there was everywhere. Seeing the large ships stranded on the beach in Gulfport was unbelievable.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:35 pm to RollTide1987
It took 49 years before another hurricane would make landfall on the Gulf Coast as a Category 5, which was Hurricane Michael in 2018. That helps gives a sense of how extreme Camille was.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:36 pm to Traveler
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It was the first time I had witnessed a hurricane pass close to BTR in the daytime. (Betsy and Hilda passed overnight) Even that far away, the clouds racing across the sky left a lasting impression.
Those 7 mph wind gusts in Baton Rouge were something.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:37 pm to RollTide1987
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However, there is some evidence that the storm surge approached 28 feet at the Richelieu Apartments from a survivor's testimony. The apartment building collapsed though, destroying any evidence that the flooding reached such a height.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:38 pm to The Boat
I'm sure you took the time to look that up.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:41 pm to Traveler
Nah, logged away in the weather history knowledge bin. Camille was an extremely intense and small hurricane.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:42 pm to Traveler
My aunt and uncle lived in Biloxi and rode out the storm. They moved away three months later. Aunt told me she never wanted to live through another hurricane.
They move to the Flordia east coast. I did not say a word when I went to visit.
They move to the Flordia east coast. I did not say a word when I went to visit.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:44 pm to RollTide1987
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August 17, 1969, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi as a Category 5 storm
Mother rode out Camille in downtown BSL. The bay was dry and you could walk across the bottom to Pass Christian beforehand.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:49 pm to Trevaylin
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Wasn't all that bad if you didn't live there. Wedding scheduled 5 days later in St Charles parish went off without a hitch
FIFY
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:56 pm to RollTide1987
It literally cut Ship Island into two pieces. Visited there and it was incredible the old fort survived Camille. The amazing craftsmanship of buildings like that.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 3:58 pm to RollTide1987
Did the quantum leap episode about Camille reference those apartments?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:00 pm to DakIsNoLB
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Wasn't all that bad if you didn't live there. Wedding scheduled 5 days later in St Charles parish went off without a hitch
FIFY
yeah, that was one of the dumbest posts I've seen on here
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:02 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
Michael was brutal, but barely crossed the Cat 5 threshold. We have extensive video from Michael. I can’t imagine something that puts that monster to shame.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 4:55 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
I believe Andrew was a category 5 at landfall, but still a large time gap nonetheless.
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