What category was hurricane camille?

Camille intensified more rapidly than Katrina, and unlike Katrina, Camille re-intensified a second time and maintained status as a Category 5 hurricane until landfall. Both hurricanes shared the common aspect of undergoing periods of rapid intensification. read more

Hurricane Camille was the last killer storm to come ashore with only last-minute warning. Satellites were already in use, but the Category 5 killer intensified quickly in the Gulf of Mexico, defied predictions that it would turn toward the Florida Panhandle and roared ashore near Bay St. Louis while people were sleeping. read more

Hurricane Camille was a ferocious Category 5 hurricane when it hit Mississippi on August 17, 1969. Camille's 190 mph sustained winds at landfall were the highest winds ever recorded for a U.S. landfalling hurricane. read more