hurricane camille 1969
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Hurricane Camille 1969. Lauren Scheibe Matt Smith. Path. Originated just west of the Cayman Islands on August 14. Hit Cuba as a Category 3 on August 15. On August 17 th it made land fall along the Mississippi Coast as a Category 5. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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