What hurricane happened in 1969?

Camille ranks as the 2nd most intense hurricane to strike the continental US with 900 mb pressure and landfall intensity of 150 knots.

What was the strongest hurricane to hit the East coast?

The Most Intense Hurricanes in the United States 1851-2004

Rank	Hurricane	Year
1	Unnamed (FL Keys)	1935
2	Camille (MS, SE LA, VA)	1969
3	Andrew (SE FL, SE LA)	1992
4	TX (Indianola)	1886

What was the strongest hurricane to hit the Northeast?

Hurricane Irene near its New York landfall. Irene was the deadliest hurricane to hit New England in more than half a century.

Which powerful Category 5 hurricane devastated the Mississippi coast in 1969?

Camille
Impact. Making landfall in Waveland, Mississippi, as a Category 5 hurricane, Camille caused damage and destruction across much of the Gulf Coast of the United States. Because it moved quickly through the region, Hurricane Camille dropped only moderate precipitation in most areas.

How many hurricanes were there in 1969?

12

1969 Atlantic hurricane season
Hurricanes	12
Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+)	3
Total fatalities	535 total
Total damage	$1.495 billion (1969 USD)

What are the 3 worst hurricanes in U.S. history?

The Top 3 Worst Hurricanes of the Last 20 Years

• Hurricane Katrina – 2005. The Category 5 Hurricane Katrina by far tops this list.
• Hurricane Sandy – 2012. If you were on the East Coast of the United States in October of 2012, you definitely felt at least some effects of Hurricane Sandy.
• Hurricane Ike.

What was the worst hurricane to hit Mississippi?

On the night of August 17, 1969, Camille smashed into the Mississippi coast with incredible fury, bringing the largest U.S. storm surge on record—an astonishing 24.6 feet in Pass Christian, Mississippi (a record since surpassed by Hurricane Katrina’s unimaginable 27.8′ storm surge in Pass Christian in 2005.)

What are the top 5 deadliest hurricanes in the US?

The 30 Deadliest U.S. Mainland Hurricanes

Rank	Name/Area	Deaths
1.	Great Galveston Hurricane (TX)	8,000
2.	Lake Okeechobee (FL)	2,500
3.	Katrina (LA/MS/FL/GA/AL)	1,200
4.	Cheniere Caminanda (LA)	1,100-1,400

What was the strongest hurricane to hit the Gulf coast?

1900: Known as “the Galveston Hurricane,” the deadliest hurricane disaster in U.S. history occurred on September 8. More than 6,000 people died when hurricane storm tides (the surge plus the astronomical tide) of 8-15 feet inundated the entire island city of Galveston, TX.