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Posted on 8/17/23 at 5:11 pm to RollTide1987
It was bad even in Mobile County. My mom wanted the family together, so we all slept in the living room. Still remember the sound of trees snapping and hitting the ground. The next day there was an overwhelming smell of pine in the air.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:02 pm to RollTide1987
Spent the night in a hurricane shelter somewhere as a one year old.
They have a historical plaque about Camille in Virginia. It even did of flooding damage that far away.
They have a historical plaque about Camille in Virginia. It even did of flooding damage that far away.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:11 pm to RollTide1987
1.42 billion in 1969… let that sink in for a bit.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:15 pm to dukke v
dukke v, didn’t you predict that Camille was going to Tampa?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:16 pm to Legion of Doom
Just a bit to young gif prefictions at that time….
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:17 pm to dukke v
How many bud heavy’s did you crush during Camille?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:22 pm to Roll Tide Ravens
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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.
Technically true although you might as well consider Katrina a 5. Yea it was downgraded hours before landfall due to EWRC but it still brought a surge similar to Camille
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:37 pm to Warheel
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They have a historical plaque about Camille in Virginia. It even did of flooding damage that far away.
Not just flooding damage, it killed 124 people. Camille dumped 27" of rain (likely over 30" in spots) over the course of around 10 hours. Catastrophic mudslides were widespread. The thing is, no one really expected that and it wasn't forecast:
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Late on Aug. 19, the remnant low crossed the Appalachians. The evening’s weather map appeared humble; the low had a couple of closed isobars and a central pressure of 1007 millibars, and the storm was clearly on the move. The Weather Bureau’s overnight forecast for central Virginia called for “showers, with clearing in the morning”.
No one, not even the Weather Bureau, seemed concerned. After all, who in Central Virginia would expect a record-smashing, tropical deluge from hurricane remnants approaching from the west, nearly three days after landfall?
Virginia often gets lost in the shuffle with Camille talk. I think it is still Virginia's deadliest natural disaster. For the 50th anniversary WaPo had a good article on it:
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This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 6:37 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:37 pm to dukke v
Was at LSU and went to Memorial Stadium to volunteer to load supplies being dropped off by Baton Rouge residents. Eighteen wheelers were being loaded to go to Biloxi. The politicians stayed JUST long enough for the photo op. After they left, chaos ensued. Stuff was just piled up.
A Cadillac pulled up and dude popped the trunk open without getting out. There were two boxes of nice dress shirts each in separate packing. I noticed another volunteer walk off with the boxes, so I followed him. He proceeds to stash the boxes behind one of the stadium columns. When he turned around, I was in his face. I said, “ you came here to help the storm victims, and now you’re gonna steal from them”. He says, “I don’t have shirts this nice.” I just gave him a disgusted look and he took he boxes to the truck.
A Cadillac pulled up and dude popped the trunk open without getting out. There were two boxes of nice dress shirts each in separate packing. I noticed another volunteer walk off with the boxes, so I followed him. He proceeds to stash the boxes behind one of the stadium columns. When he turned around, I was in his face. I said, “ you came here to help the storm victims, and now you’re gonna steal from them”. He says, “I don’t have shirts this nice.” I just gave him a disgusted look and he took he boxes to the truck.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:42 pm to RollTide1987
I'm surprised at the age of some of the posters in here
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:48 pm to RollTide1987
Watched a TV movie about it. LE came to try to evacuate Frank Sutton (Sgt Carter). He refused to leave and decided to stay and party. He paid for it with his life.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:49 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:50 pm to RollTide1987
My parents house in the Bay was just a slab
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:54 pm to Perfect Circle
Lived in Mobile at the time. Day before landfall, my brother, grandmother , and our friend drove the Dauphin Island. Surf was crazy!
During the drive, we drove THROUGH a rainbow. Impossible? Apparently not. Four of us experienced it.
No gold though. Frickin leprechaun took it with him to Callaghan's.
During the drive, we drove THROUGH a rainbow. Impossible? Apparently not. Four of us experienced it.
No gold though. Frickin leprechaun took it with him to Callaghan's.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:55 pm to RollTide1987
Remember it like yesterday. I was 7 & living in Gulfport. Fortunately I was out of town when it hit. We were never able to go back for 2 weeks. Amazing that the 2 worst hurricanes ever to hit the US, Katrina & Camille both came ashore at BSL area.
This post was edited on 8/17/23 at 7:06 pm
Posted on 8/17/23 at 6:56 pm to STigers
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My parents house in the Bay was just a slab
Dang.
I know Bay St Louis has been booming the last five years. So what happens if another Camille or Katrina hits that area again? Are many of the houses raised high enough and built well enough these days to make it not such a disaster?
Posted on 8/17/23 at 7:03 pm to RollTide1987
Remember it like it was yesterday. Pine trees creaked and moaned all night, and the lightning never stopped. We were all huddled up in the bathroom and closet because they weren't underneath the trees.
Posted on 8/17/23 at 7:15 pm to Tsw
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believe Andrew was a category 5 at landfall, but still a large time gap nonetheless.
At the time of landfall in 1992 in Homestead, Fl, Andrew was a Cat 4 but about 10 years later NOAA scientists upgraded Andrew to a Cat 5 after reviewing readings using current technology and determined Andrew was indeed a Cat 5 when it hit south of Miami.
I believe Andrew hit as a Cat 3 around Morgan City
Posted on 8/17/23 at 7:15 pm to notiger1997
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I know Bay St Louis has been booming the last five years. So what happens if another Camille or Katrina hits that area again? Are many of the houses raised high enough and built well enough these days to make it not such a disaster?
It would probably fair better than prior storms. It seems that way with areas that take storms ever so often. The new homes are being built better and to better standards. What survived Camille and Katrina would stand a good chance at surviving anything.
Josh Morgerman (@iCyclone) rented a place in BSL during Covid just to help with travel for any Gulf storms. He spent part of the 2020, and all of 2021 and 2022 seasons down there in a house that survived Camille and Katrina, he dubbed it "Hurricane House". He liked it so much down there that he bought a lot and is in the process of building "Hurricane House 2.0". From what he's shown and said he's building it about as stout as you can.
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