Hurricane Camille

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					Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale

		Category 1 hurricane winds 74 - 95 mph [ 64 - 82 knots ]

			Category 2 winds of 96 - 110 mph [ 83-95 knots ]

				Category 3 winds of 111 - 130 mph [ 96 - 113 knots ]

		Category 4 winds of 131 - 155 mph [ 114 -135 knots ]

	Category 5 winds of 156 mph plus [ 136 knots plus ]


	Katrina


	On August 29 , 2005 Hurricane Katrina - the powerful daughter of Hurricane Camille slammed a shore on the Mississippi Gulf Coast repeating her mothers’ attack of 36 years ago !


	All photos were taken in August 1969 © Jim Ellis


	Hurricane Camille was one of the most powerful hurricanes of the 20th century and was a category 5 hurricane and had winds of 200 mph plus and a storm tide of about 25 feet .






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