Lindaloo wrote:Normandy wrote:This is why Camille needs to be seriously looked at, because people know assume than since Katrina humbled Camille survivors, katrina must be a Cat 5, which is clearly not the case.
Who has said that? All people are saying, at least down here anyway, is that they compared Camille to Katrina which caused them to stay put because their homes survived Camille. By doing that they were on rooftops and clinging to trees. She may not have been a CAT5 but we had CAT5 surge.
Which is my POINT! Why do you think people are so shocked? Its because Katrina (A storm supposedly a whole 75 mph weaker than Camille) absolutely outdid Camille in every way in terms of damage! This is why Camille needs to be seriously looked at because now that I see Katrina, it proved that a Category 3 or 4 hurricane can level the northern gulf coast (because a cat 4 would bring 30 feet of surge if the right size).
Im not saying Camille was not a Cat 5, but i would bet the farm that it didnt have winds above 165 mph. It doesn't make any sense that a 190 mph hurricane the size of Rita (which brought 20 feet at 125 mph) would produce a surge of 22 feet in one of the most surge prone areas of the country.
