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Hurricane Camille (1969)
Camille in the federal records: the 362 cities near its track, disaster declarations.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Hurricane Camille (1969) passed within 75 miles of 362 cities on this site in 8 states, 175 of them while it was at hurricane strength. Its peak wind on the NHC track was 173 mph (Category 5); the track runs from August 14, 1969 to August 22, 1969. It is on this list for 173 mph winds on its track over Waveland, MS, among the strongest near any city on this site. The most cities within 75 miles were in Mississippi (199), Louisiana (60), Virginia (35) and Tennessee (26).
- Cities within 75 mi
- 362
- Peak wind
- 173 mph
- NFIP claims
- —
- Deaths in NWS reports
- —
175 at hurricane strength
Category 5
none under its name
before 1996 or none
The full track, landfalls and every city it passed →
Where it came closest
| City | Closest | Wind on the track | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waveland, MS | overhead | Category 5 (173 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Long Beach, MS | 15 mi | Category 5 (173 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Biloxi, MS | 29 mi | Category 5 (173 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Diberville, MS | 31 mi | Category 5 (173 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Metairie, LA | 51 mi | Category 5 (173 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Saint Rose, LA | 59 mi | Category 5 (173 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Bay St Louis, MS | overhead | Category 5 (171 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Gulfport, MS | 21 mi | Category 5 (171 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Ocean Springs, MS | 37 mi | Category 5 (171 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Arabi, LA | 42 mi | Category 5 (171 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| Gautier, MS | 44 mi | Category 5 (171 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
| New Orleans, LA | 45 mi | Category 5 (171 mph) | August 18, 1969 |
The 12 cities with the strongest wind on the NHC best track at its closest point, of 362 within 75 miles. Wind on the track is not the wind felt in the city.
Flood insurance claims and federal declarations
FEMA issued 3 major disaster declarations naming it, covering 34 designated areas in Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi; the first came on August 18, 1969.
FEMA, OpenFEMA FIMA NFIP Redacted Claims – v3 (claims whose flood event carries the storm's name, ZIP codes summed by city) and Disaster Declarations Summaries – v2, retrieved October 25, 2026. This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
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