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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 3:28 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 3:37 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 3:44 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 3:56 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 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 6:42 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 6:55 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 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.
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