Hurricane Camille was just hours away from landfall, and Larson’s family was about to receive devastating news. "It was during that night that my grandfather passed away of natural causes," he said.

With winds reaching up to 140 miles per hour, ... Hurricane Camille of 1969. Hurricane Camille struck the Mississippi Gulf ...

Ernesto evolved into a giant system with the area of tropical-storm-force winds over 400 miles across. Since it's slow-moving, the storm's effects lingered longer than the island usually experiences.

Hurricane Camille (1969) Hurricane Camille devastated the Mississippi Gulf Coast. At the time of its landfall on the night of Aug. 17, 1969, the pressure was 900 millibars.