#HurricaneSeason FLASHBACK: 🌀Hurricane #Camille landfall along the Mississippi Gulf Coast on August 17, 1969

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#hurricane #HurricaneCamille #MSwx #ALwx #ESSA #NOAA #Tornado #USACE
Hurricane #Camille on August 16, 1969. Image capture by #NASA’s ATS III #satellite. Learn more about #HurricaneCamille at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969

Credits: @NOAA / National Climatic Data Center
This #NewOrleans radar image of #HurricaneCamille was taken less than 50 miles from its center on August 17, 1969 at 2200 CST. Learn more about #HurricaneCamille at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969

Credits: ESSA, the forerunner of @NOAA
The @NWS's example of how the #technology has changed since 1969 in comparison of satellite imagery that #meteorologists used in 1969 for Hurricane #Camille (left) vs the satellite imagery from Hurricanes Katrina & Michael (right).
#Camille's track. Learn more about #HurricaneCamille at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969

Credits: @NOAA, Office for Coastal Management, DigitalCoast
Richelieu Apartments BEFORE and AFTER #Camille. Learn more about #HurricaneCamille at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969.

Credits: @NOAA
Richelieu Apartments BEFORE and AFTER #Camille. Learn more about #HurricaneCamille at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969. Credits: @NOAA
Richelieu Apartments BEFORE and AFTER #Camille. Learn more about #HurricaneCamille at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969. Credits: @NOAA
The eastbound lanes of US #Highway90 suffered broken pavement during #HurricaneCamille, which halted traffic. Learn more about #Camille at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969.

Credits: ESSA, the forerunner of @NOAA
The aftermath of #HurricaneCamille. Large #ships were no match for #Camille, 17 August 1969. Learn more at https://extremeweather.network/hurricane-camille-1969

Credits: @NOAA
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