Hurricane Camille (1969)

Track map, landfall & timeline · Atlantic · August 14–22, 1969

Peak wind
173 mph
278 km/h · Aug 16
Peak category
Cat 5
Saffir–Simpson
Lowest pressure
900 mb
Landfalls
2
Mississippi · Pinar del Río, Cuba
Lifetime
8.5 d
Aug 14 – Aug 22
Distance
3,571 mi
5,745 km
ACE
23.2
storm energy

TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.

01 · The story

What happened with Camille

Hurricane Camille (1969) was a Category 5 hurricane of the 1969 Atlantic season. It formed on August 14, 1969, 117 mi W of Montego Bay, Jamaica, reached its peak of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 900 mb on August 16, 1969, and made landfall 2 times — first 25 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba on August 15, 1969 as a Category 2 hurricane (109 mph). Later landfalls: near Waveland, Mississippi on August 18, 1969 as a Category 5 hurricane (173 mph). It rapidly intensified by 69 mph in 24 hours (to 173 mph on August 17, 1969). The storm lasted 8.5 days and travelled about 3,571 miles (5,745 km).

02 · Intensity

Wind and pressure, hour by hour

Maximum sustained wind (mph) — hover or drag to scrub the map

03 · Impact

Landfalls and cities in the path

Landfall (UTC)WhereStrengthPressure
August 15, 1969 · 22:00 UTC25 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, CubaCat 2 109 mph—
August 18, 1969 · 04:00 UTCnear Waveland, MississippiCat 5 173 mph900 mb

Closest approach to major cities

CityDistance to centerWhen (UTC)Storm strength then
New Orleans, Louisiana47 miAug 18 · 04:00 UTCCat 5 173 mph
New South Memphis, Tennessee15 miAug 19 · 01:00 UTCTS 39 mph
Memphis, Tennessee16 miAug 19 · 02:00 UTCTD 38 mph
Louisville, Kentucky45 miAug 19 · 19:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Lexington, Kentucky28 miAug 19 · 23:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky32 miAug 19 · 23:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Meads, Kentucky61 miAug 20 · 02:00 UTCTD 29 mph
Norfolk, Virginia18 miAug 20 · 15:00 UTCTS 43 mph
Chesapeake, Virginia19 miAug 20 · 15:00 UTCTS 43 mph
Virginia Beach, Virginia15 miAug 20 · 16:00 UTCTS 46 mph

Distance from the city to the storm’s center, interpolated hourly between official fixes. Damaging winds, surge and rain reach far beyond the center.

04 · Timeline

Every official fix 37 positions

Date · UTCStatusWindPressurePositionNearest place
Aug 14 00:00TD 35 mph—18.3°N 79.7°W89 mi W of Negril, Jamaica
Aug 14 06:00TS 40 mph—18.5°N 80.5°W71 mi SE of Frank Sound, Cayman Islands
Aug 14 12:00TS 52 mph—18.8°N 81.3°W34 mi S of George Town, Cayman Islands
Aug 14 18:00TS 58 mph—19.1°N 82.0°W43 mi WSW of George Town, Cayman Islands
Aug 15 00:00TS 63 mph991 mb19.5°N 82.7°W86 mi W of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Aug 15 06:00Cat 1 75 mph—20.0°N 83.3°W131 mi WNW of West Bay, Cayman Islands
Aug 15 12:00Cat 2 104 mph969 mb20.6°N 83.8°W110 mi SW of Nueva Gerona, Isla de la Juventud, Cuba
Aug 15 18:00Cat 2 109 mph966 mb21.3°N 84.1°W62 mi S of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 15 22:00Cat 2 LANDFALL 109 mph—21.9°N 84.3°W25 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 16 00:00Cat 2 104 mph—22.3°N 84.4°Wnear Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 16 06:00Cat 3 121 mph—23.1°N 85.2°W81 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 16 12:00Cat 4 150 mph—23.8°N 86.0°W151 mi NW of Mantua, Pinar del Río, Cuba
Aug 16 18:00Cat 5 173 mph908 mb24.3°N 86.6°Wopen ocean
Aug 17 00:00Cat 5 173 mph905 mb25.2°N 87.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 17 06:00Cat 5 167 mph—26.0°N 87.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 17 12:00Cat 5 161 mph—27.0°N 88.3°Wopen ocean
Aug 17 18:00Cat 4 155 mph919 mb28.2°N 88.7°W147 mi SE of New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 18 00:00Cat 5 161 mph—29.4°N 89.0°W67 mi S of Gulfport, Mississippi
Aug 18 04:00Cat 5 LANDFALL 173 mph900 mb30.3°N 89.4°W19 mi WSW of Gulfport, Mississippi
Aug 18 06:00Cat 4 132 mph—30.7°N 89.6°Wnear Carriere, Mississippi
Aug 18 12:00Cat 1 86 mph—32.0°N 89.9°W20 mi SSE of Brandon, Mississippi
Aug 18 18:00TS 58 mph—33.4°N 90.1°Wnear Greenwood, Mississippi
Aug 19 00:00TS 40 mph—34.7°N 90.0°Wnear Hernando, Mississippi
Aug 19 06:00TD 35 mph—36.0°N 89.3°Wnear Dyersburg, Tennessee
Aug 19 12:00TD 35 mph—37.0°N 88.0°W30 mi WNW of Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Aug 19 18:00TD 29 mph—37.6°N 86.0°W10 mi SW of Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Aug 20 00:00TD 29 mph—37.6°N 84.0°W16 mi E of Berea, Kentucky
Aug 20 06:00TD 29 mph—37.4°N 80.6°W16 mi NW of Blacksburg, Virginia
Aug 20 12:00TD 35 mph—37.2°N 77.3°Wnear Petersburg, Virginia
Aug 20 18:00TS 52 mph1000 mb37.0°N 75.3°W39 mi ENE of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 21 00:00TS 58 mph—36.7°N 73.6°W132 mi E of Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 21 06:00TS 63 mph—36.7°N 70.9°Wopen ocean
Aug 21 12:00TS 69 mph—37.1°N 68.1°Wopen ocean
Aug 21 18:00TS 69 mph—37.8°N 64.7°Wopen ocean
Aug 22 00:00TS 63 mph—39.2°N 61.8°Wopen ocean
Aug 22 06:00TS 52 mph—40.8°N 58.2°Wopen ocean
Aug 22 12:00TS extratropical40 mph—43.0°N 54.0°Wopen ocean

⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track

Questions

Frequently asked questions

When and where did Camille make landfall?

Camille made landfall 2 times: 25 mi SSW of Guane, Pinar del Río, Cuba on August 15, 1969 at 22:00 UTC, as a Category 2 hurricane with 109 mph winds; near Waveland, Mississippi on August 18, 1969 at 04:00 UTC, as a Category 5 hurricane with 173 mph winds.

What category was Camille?

At its peak on August 16, 1969, Camille was a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 173 mph (278 km/h) and a central pressure of 900 mb. At its first landfall it was a Category 2 hurricane.

How long did Camille last?

8.5 days, from August 14, 1969 to August 22, 1969, including 84 hours at hurricane strength (54 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 3,571 miles.

Where can I download the track data for Camille?

The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.

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