1969 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1969 Atlantic hurricane season |
Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries |
| First system formed |
May 29, 1969 |
| Last system dissipated |
November 25, 1969 |
| Strongest storm |
|
| Name |
Camille |
| • Maximum winds |
175 mph (280 km/h)
(1-minute sustained) |
| • Lowest pressure |
900 mbar (hPa; 26.58 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics |
| Total depressions |
23 |
| Total storms |
18 |
| Hurricanes |
12 |
Major hurricanes
(Cat. 3+) |
5 |
| Total fatalities |
535 |
| Total damage |
$1.493 billion (1969 USD) |
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Atlantic hurricane seasons
1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971
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| Tropical depression (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
June 7 – June 9 |
| Peak intensity |
30 mph (45 km/h) (1-min) 1006 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
July 25 – August 3 |
| Peak intensity |
65 mph (100 km/h) (1-min) ≤ 1002 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
August 11 – August 12 |
| Peak intensity |
85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 997 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 5 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
August 14 – August 22 |
| Peak intensity |
175 mph (280 km/h) (1-min) 900 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
August 14 – August 25 |
| Peak intensity |
120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 951 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) |
|
|
| Duration |
August 25 – August 27 |
| Peak intensity |
60 mph (95 km/h) (1-min) 996 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
August 29 – September 4 |
| Peak intensity |
115 mph (185 km/h) (1-min) 973 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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|
| Duration |
September 6 – September 10 |
| Peak intensity |
125 mph (205 km/h) (1-min) 979 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) |
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| Duration |
September 14 – September 21 |
| Peak intensity |
85 mph (140 km/h) (1-min) 984 mbar (hPa) |
The 1969 Atlantic hurricane season was the busiest Atlantic hurricane season since 1933. The hurricane season officially began on June 1, and lasted until November 30. The season had the highest number of systems reach hurricane status – twelve – in a single season, until that record was surpassed in 2005. Activity began with a series of five tropical depressions, the first of which developed on May 29. The third system in that series, Tropical Depression Seven, caused extensive flooding in Cuba and Jamaica in early June. The final in the series formed on July 25, the same day that Tropical Storm Anna developed. Neither the former nor latter caused significant impact on land. Later in the season, Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine caused severe local flooding in the Florida Panhandle and southwestern Georgia in September. Hurricane Blanche was a small and short-lived tropical cyclone in mid-August that resulted in minimal effects.
The most significant storm of the season was Hurricane Camille, which peaked as a Category 5 hurricane on August 17 and devastated the Gulf Coast of the United States upon striking Mississippi the next day. Strong winds and storm surge heights especially impacted Mississippi and Louisiana. Later in its duration, the storm caused severe flooding Virginia and West Virginia. Camille alone was responsible for 259 deaths and $1.4 billion. All damage figures are in 1969 USD, unless otherwise noted. It was the costliest United States hurricane at the time, until Hurricane Agnes in 1972. In early September, Hurricane Francelia caused deadly floods in Central America, with 271 people killed in Central America. Hurricane Inga had the third longest duration of an Atlantic tropical cyclone. The last storm, Hurricane Martha, was the only known tropical cyclone to make landfall in Panama. Martha caused minor flooding in the former and Costa Rica. Overall, the systems of the season collectively caused 535 deaths and over $1.49 billion in losses.
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