Hurricane Camille

fjf31970 · #1 Postby **fjf31970** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:34 pm

Just finished putting together my page on Hurricane Camille.

Here's link

http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreast ... MILLE.html

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #2 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:35 pm

Wow very cool! :ggreen:

Big_Steve · #3 Postby **Big_Steve** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 6:47 pm

I was here for Camille in 69 which I thought was bad until Katrina.

Big Steve
Biloxi, MS
07/30/06

#4 Postby **Hybridstorm_November2001** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:01 pm

Very nice. Always warms my heart to see weather pages from this part of the World (New England and the Maritimes) so well crafted. 8-)

max · #5 Postby **max** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:11 pm

Big_Steve wrote:I was here for Camille in 69 which I thought was bad until Katrina.

Big Steve
Biloxi, MS
07/30/06

Did Hurricane Camille really have sustain winds of 190 to 210 miles per hour when it hit land ?

If so what do you think caused more damage with Camille the wind or the storm surge?

How would you compare Camille and Katrina and didn't both of them finish their damage the next morning which was Monday for both of them ? Isn't that strange? Both were out of their Monday.

Stratosphere747 · #6 Postby **Stratosphere747** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:15 pm

Max...

If you have a few hours to kill...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=86579

max · #7 Postby **max** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:22 pm

Thanks the only hurricane I can think of right now that hit land at peak strength is Hurricane Charley :eek:

Is that the only hurricane that hit land at peak strength?

Hurricane Charley was amazing because I can remember that day like it was yesterday. I was watching TWC 24/7 and out of nowhere it just jumped from a pretty bad Cat. 2 hurricane to a horrible Cat. 4 hurricane in the matter of minutes or hours!

It was amazing, shocking, and scary all at the same time.

The only good thing I can think about a hurricane doing that is it has no time to have a huge storm surge like Hurricane Katrina did.

Though the drawback is the power with the wind.

Still have a storm surge of course but not as bad as if it piled up for a while.

What would be even worst is if a hurricane stayed a powerful Cat. 5 the whole time out in the middle of the ocean till it hit land because it wouldn't only have the power of wind but the power of a huge storm surge that piled up for many days.

Though its pretty slim for that to happen because its hard for a hurricane to keep a powerful Cat. 5 status for days.

Though it could happen but it would be so rare.

#8 Postby **Hybridstorm_November2001** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:28 pm

Andrew comes to mind, as one that hit near peak strength (having just under gone a eye wall replacement cycle, before hitting South Florida).

#9 Postby **Lowpressure** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:30 pm

Didn't Hugo and Frederick hit near peak intensity?

max · #10 Postby **max** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:32 pm

Hybridstorm_November2001 wrote:Andrew comes to mind, as one that hit near peak strength (having just under gone a eye wall replacement cycle, before hitting South Florida).

I can't believe I forgot Andrew. Shame on me.

What was Andrew's storm surge like? Did it have enough time to pile water up and stay a very powerful Cat. 5 hurricane before hitting land?

It was small though but that doesn't matter much because it seems smaller hurricanes have so much power.

#11 Postby **Hybridstorm_November2001** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:32 pm

Not Hugo; he was 160 mph before he reached the Islands, and only 135 mph (confirmed, thus far) when he made landfall in SC.

Matt-hurricanewatcher · #12 Postby **Matt-hurricanewatcher** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 7:37 pm

Andrew must of really bombed like crazy as it made landfall to go from 145 to 175 between the recon time and the time of landfall. I will have to study when the recon lefted Andrew time and the time it hit land. But it had to be pretty fast.

#13 Postby **docjoe** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:04 pm

I always thought Frederic was at least holding its own if not slightly intensifying at landfall. It certainly was not going through a weakening phase like several recent northern gulf storms....of course please correct me if i am wrong

docjoe

max · #14 Postby **max** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:06 pm

Why do most very powerful Cat. 5 hurricanes weaken so quickly after a while and has any hurricane ever stayed a very powerful Cat. 5 for longer than 1 day or more ?

Whats the record?

f5 · #15 Postby f5 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:35 pm

fjf31970 wrote:Just finished putting together my page on Hurricane Camille.

Here's link

http://www.hurricanes-blizzards-noreast ... MILLE.html

why do you insist Camille had 190 mph SUSTAINED winds?

cheezyWXguy · #16 Postby **cheezyWXguy** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:40 pm

because it was probably true...and even if it wasnt...nobody knows for sure and theres no way to prove it

Javlin · #17 Postby **Javlin** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:40 pm

Nice site oh how it brings back the memories.I still have a newspaper,book and I think the offical ACOEngineers book around here somewhere.

max · #18 Postby **max** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:41 pm

The name Camille suits this hurricane very well. It has a certain ring to it. I always thought that but not sure why.

f5 · #19 Postby f5 » Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:55 pm

max wrote:The name Camille suits this hurricane very well. It has a certain ring to it. I always thought that but not sure why.

Katrina has a ring to it also hence"Katrina and the waves"

#20 Postby **Andrew92** » Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:23 pm

max wrote:The name Camille suits this hurricane very well. It has a certain ring to it. I always thought that but not sure why.

Well one state to the east of Mississippi is the Camellia State (sp?), if I'm correct.

-Andrew92