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Last year's Hurricane Camille 40th anniversary blog post!
Tonight is the 40th anniversary of one the most destructive hurricanes in US history... Known as Camille, this monster made landfall in Bay St. Louis, MS around 11pm on August 17th 1969. The winds were sustained around 190mph with gusts over 200mph. Pure horror! Until Katrina, it held the largest storm surge record in US history of near 25 feet in Pass Christian, MS. The entire Mississippi coast was demolished! Some of the stories from that night are heart breaking and honestly I wouldn't do it justice talking about it. Below I'll leave links on the 40th anniversary and stories from survivors I could never do justice! Also, please keep in mind that more people died in Virginia due to flash flooding than along the Mississippi coast due to Camille's wind and surge. Just something to consider...
If you love historical weather, I highly recommend reading the stories below... You will learn the TRUTH about Camille and also about tragic side stories like the Richelieu Apartments! If you have the time to read all of them, I promise you will learn a lot not only about that tragic night in Mississippi, but also about the events that followed in Virginia. If you don't have the time, I would read 40th Anniversary #4 which was written today by TWC's Stu Ostro! It's EXTREMELY detailed and also very well written with lots of great links and comments...
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