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By Saturday evening, Camille's forward speed had increased to about 12 mph near the center, and hurricane winds extended 50 miles in all directions (USACE 1970). On Sunday, August 17, Camille was located 250 miles south of Mobile, Alabama.
Hurricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane during the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. It smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast on the night of August 17, 1969, and carved a path of destruction until the early hours of 18 August.urricane Camille was the third and strongest tropical cyclone and second hurricane during the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season. It smashed into the Mississippi Gulf Coast on the night of August 17, 1969, and carved a path of destruction until the early hours of 18 August.