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Hurricane Camille

Aug 14, 1969 to Aug 22, 1969Peak 173 mph900 mb

Hurricane Camille passed within 50 miles of 75 counties in 3 states. It was strongest near Hancock County, MS, as a Category 5 on August 18, 1969.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Camille · 1969

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay
Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast
Wind speed—
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Pressure—

The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
173 mph, 150 kt
Lowest pressure
900 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
75
AR, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
131
AL, AR, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 5
Hancock County, MS, 0.0 mi, Aug 18, 1969
Landfalls recorded
2
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Madison CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
DeSoto CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
St. Bernard ParishLA0.0Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Holmes CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Tate CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Pearl River CountyMS0.0Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Carroll CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Rankin CountyMS0.0Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Tallahatchie CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Simpson CountyMS0.0Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Marion CountyMS0.0Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Panola CountyMS0.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Jefferson Davis CountyMS0.0Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Hancock CountyMS0.0Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Leflore CountyMS1.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Plaquemines ParishLA3.5Category 5Aug 17, 1969
Yazoo CountyMS4.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Covington CountyMS4.2Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Grenada CountyMS4.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Quitman CountyMS5.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Attala CountyMS5.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Washington ParishLA5.6Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Lamar CountyMS5.9Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Harrison CountyMS6.1Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Hinds CountyMS7.4Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Lawrence CountyMS7.5Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Walthall CountyMS9.0Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Yalobusha CountyMS9.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Tunica CountyMS10.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Smith CountyMS10.5Category 1Aug 18, 1969
St. Tammany ParishLA11.0Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Scott CountyMS11.9Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Stone CountyMS13.9Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Humphreys CountyMS15.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Copiah CountyMS15.1Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Leake CountyMS15.8Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Orleans ParishLA16.8Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Montgomery CountyMS17.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Lafayette CountyMS17.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Forrest CountyMS17.6Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Coahoma CountyMS20.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Sunflower CountyMS21.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Jones CountyMS21.5Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Lincoln CountyMS23.7Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Lee CountyAR24.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
St. Francis CountyAR27.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Pike CountyMS30.1Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Phillips CountyAR30.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Perry CountyMS30.4Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Calhoun CountyMS30.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Jasper CountyMS31.4Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Jackson CountyMS31.9Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Webster CountyMS33.0Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Bolivar CountyMS33.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Warren CountyMS34.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Sharkey CountyMS34.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Washington CountyMS35.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Newton CountyMS35.7Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Choctaw CountyMS36.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Tangipahoa ParishLA37.9Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Cross CountyAR38.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Neshoba CountyMS38.6Category 1Aug 18, 1969
George CountyMS40.1Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Issaquena CountyMS40.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Winston CountyMS41.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Union CountyMS42.4Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Jefferson ParishLA43.0Category 4Aug 18, 1969
St. John the Baptist ParishLA43.5Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Pontotoc CountyMS44.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Claiborne CountyMS46.5Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Amite CountyMS46.6Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Desha CountyAR47.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Franklin CountyMS47.6Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Wayne CountyMS47.9Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Greene CountyMS48.3Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Chickasaw CountyMS50.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
St. Charles ParishLA50.9Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Jefferson CountyMS51.2Category 1Aug 18, 1969
St. Helena ParishLA52.1Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Madison ParishLA53.4Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Clarke CountyMS55.2Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Chicot CountyAR55.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Monroe CountyAR55.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Lafourche ParishLA57.0Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Oktibbeha CountyMS57.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Livingston ParishLA57.4Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Mobile CountyAL57.7Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Arkansas CountyAR58.4Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
East Carroll ParishLA58.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Clay CountyMS59.5Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Lauderdale CountyMS59.6Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Kemper CountyMS61.8Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Woodruff CountyAR62.8Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Tensas ParishLA64.7Category 1Aug 18, 1969
East Feliciana ParishLA67.3Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Lee CountyMS68.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Ascension ParishLA69.8Category 4Aug 18, 1969
West Carroll ParishLA70.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Noxubee CountyMS70.7Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
St. James ParishLA71.9Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Jackson CountyAR72.0Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
East Baton Rouge ParishLA72.4Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Washington CountyAL73.4Category 3Aug 18, 1969
Baldwin CountyAL74.7Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Monroe CountyMS76.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Wilkinson CountyMS76.8Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Prairie CountyAR77.2Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Adams CountyMS77.4Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Ashley CountyAR78.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Drew CountyAR78.3Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Lincoln CountyAR78.6Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Terrebonne ParishLA78.6Category 5Aug 18, 1969
Jefferson CountyAR79.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Choctaw CountyAL79.1Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Morehouse ParishLA79.9Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Lowndes CountyMS81.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Itawamba CountyMS82.3Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Richland ParishLA83.8Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
White CountyAR85.1Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
Franklin ParishLA86.9Category 1Aug 18, 1969
West Feliciana ParishLA87.7Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Concordia ParishLA88.5Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Sumter CountyAL88.5Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Iberville ParishLA88.5Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Assumption ParishLA91.5Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Lonoke CountyAR92.1Tropical stormAug 18, 1969
Independence CountyAR93.9Tropical stormAug 19, 1969
West Baton Rouge ParishLA95.4Category 4Aug 18, 1969
Clarke CountyAL96.8Category 2Aug 18, 1969
Catahoula ParishLA97.9Category 1Aug 18, 1969
Pickens CountyAL98.2Tropical stormAug 18, 1969

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.