Untitled presentation

Hurricane CamilleAugust 14, 1969- August 22, 1969

Hurricane Trackings5 days before: August 9, 1969 HurricaneCamille was only a depression storm.4 days before: August 10, 1969 HurricaneCamille moved through Lesser Antilles, agroup of islands in the Caribbean Sea.(no evidence of a closed circulation, yet)1 day before: August 13, 1969 HurricaneCamille passed near or over the southerncoast of Jamaica and the convectionspread through the bahamas. To your right is a picture of the whole tracking of Hurricane Camille.

Hurricane Camille caused approximately259 deaths and approx. 8,931 injuriesamong Cuba, Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana,Mississippi, Alabama, West Virginia, andVirginia. Hurricane Camille was the 2ndmost intense landfalling tropical cyclone inthe U.S.. The total estimated cost damage is about$1.43 billion. Having the most cost damagein Mississippi with $950 million and the leastcost damage in West Virginia with $750,000. To your left is a picture of the disaster that Hurricane Camille left 2 days aftter hitting.

Weather Specs of Hurricane Camille:Max wind speed:175 mphHumidity:Temperature: 90-100 F Degrees. StormSpecs of Hurricane Camille:Category: 5Diameter: 11 milesVelocity: 280 km/h Down below is a satellite image of Hurricane Camille.

● Hurricane Camille hit on a Thursday● It became a tropical storm within 12 hours of landfall● Generated waves in the Gulf of Mexico that were at least 21 m in height.● Camille forced the Mississippi River to flow backwards from its mouth in Venice, LA to a point north in New Orleans, LA.● Like other catastrophic category 5 hurricanes, including Hurricane Andrews and the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane, the diameter of Camille was relatively small.