Hurricane Camille
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Hurricane Camille was a catastrophic Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 1969 that caused extreme devastation and loss of life along the U.S. Gulf Coast, particularly in Mississippi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hurricane Camille canonical | 4 |
| Hurricane Camille (1969) | 1 |
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlantic hurricane
ⓘ
Category 5 hurricane ⓘ tropical cyclone ⓘ |
| affectedArea |
Alabama
ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ Kentucky ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Gulf Coast
Virginia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ |
| agencyTrackedBy | National Hurricane Center ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hurricane Camille
ⓘ
surface form:
Hurricane Camille (1969)
|
| basin | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| caused |
extreme rainfall
ⓘ
flash flooding ⓘ freshwater flooding ⓘ landslides ⓘ storm surge ⓘ tornadoes ⓘ |
| classificationAtVirginiaImpact | tropical depression remnants ⓘ |
| countryAffected |
Cayman Islands
ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryMostAffected |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| damage_USD_1969 | 1420000000 ⓘ |
| damage_USD_2010_adjusted_approx | 9000000000 ⓘ |
| dissipatedOn | 1969-08-22 ⓘ |
| fatalities_total_estimate | 259 ⓘ |
| fatalitiesLocation |
Mississippi
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| fatalitiesRange | 256–259 ⓘ |
| formedOn | 1969-08-14 ⓘ |
| impactedCity |
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
ⓘ
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Biloxi, Mississippi
Gulfport, Mississippi ⓘ Pass Christian, MS ⓘ
surface form:
Pass Christian, Mississippi
|
| landfallPressure_hPa | 900 ⓘ |
| madeLandfallIn |
Cuba
ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| madeLandfallOn | 1969-08-17 ⓘ |
| maximumCategory | Category 5 ⓘ |
| maximumSustainedWinds_mph | 175 ⓘ |
| meteorologicalOrigin | tropical wave off Africa ⓘ |
| minimumCentralPressure_hPa | 900 ⓘ |
| nameRetired | true ⓘ |
| nameRetiredFrom | Atlantic hurricane naming list ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catastrophic storm surge on the Mississippi Gulf Coast
ⓘ
devastating inland flooding in Virginia ⓘ extreme intensity at landfall ⓘ |
| oceanBasin |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
|
| partOf |
list of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes
ⓘ
list of costliest United States hurricanes ⓘ |
| rainfallMax_in | 27 ⓘ |
| rainfallMaxLocation | Nelson County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankAmongUSLandfallsByPressure | one of the lowest on record ⓘ |
| rapidIntensification | true ⓘ |
| remnantLowCaused | extreme rainfall in Nelson County, Virginia ⓘ |
| replacedByName | Carmen ⓘ |
| retirementYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| season | 1969 Atlantic hurricane season ⓘ |
| stormSurgeHeight_ft | 24 ⓘ |
| stormSurgeHeightLocation |
Pass Christian, MS
ⓘ
surface form:
Pass Christian, Mississippi
|
| strongestLandfallingUS | true ⓘ |
| struckAsCategory |
Category 3 in Cuba
ⓘ
Category 5 in Mississippi ⓘ |
| year | 1969 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hurricane Camille (1969)