Remember Hurricance Camille ....

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Remember Hurricance Camille ....

#1 Postby BReb » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:39 pm

the prospect of a smallish hurricane possibly crossing western Cuba got me thinking about Camille. And how it doesn't really matter how strong it is now or even around Cuba- Camille wasn't very strong then. With the right conditions, any hurricance can quickly become a monster at this time of year.

Here's an interesting story about Camille:

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs. ... 50327/1023
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#2 Postby skywarn » Mon Sep 06, 2004 8:56 pm

Thanks for the story on Camille. I enjoyed reading the article. I remember this hurricane quite well.
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#3 Postby weatherfsu » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:08 pm

Isn't there a movie about Camille? I remember when I was younger watching a movie about a severe hurricane, and I believe it was about Camille.
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#4 Postby amawea » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:21 pm

BReb,
Thanks for the link to that story. It is excellent! It's amazing to hear what folks do, and how they respond to tragedies such as that hurricane was.amawea
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#5 Postby BayouVenteux » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:31 pm

weatherfsu wrote:Isn't there a movie about Camille? I remember when I was younger watching a movie about a severe hurricane, and I believe it was about Camille.
Yes, there was one of those ABC made-for-TV "movie of the week" turkeys made back in the mid 70's. It was very loosely based on Camille, and done in the "Airport" /Irwin Allen disaster movie style that was popular at the time. I vaguely recall that Larry Hagman was in it and so was the guy who played Sgt. Carter on the old "Gomer Pyle" show. I remember that the storyline revolved around both the Hurricane Hunters doing recon, and on the ground, the prerequisite wise protagonist who's trying to convince a Gulf Coast resort town that a killer storm is coming...and of course, nobody wants to take him seriously, 'cause "hey, it's a holiday weekend!" Also had doomed characters who laugh the prophet of doom guy off and throw a bang-up hurricane party at their swingin' 70's singles apartment complex (sound vaguely familiar?...Richelieu Apartments?) only to meet their maker as the winds howl and the massive storm surge engulfs them all.
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#6 Postby Burn1 » Mon Sep 06, 2004 9:59 pm

Martin Milner was one of the Hurricane Hunter pilots
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#7 Postby Anonymous » Mon Sep 06, 2004 10:01 pm

1974- HURRICANE
All u need for movie info, ask Floyd:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071638/
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