Hurricane Camille Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) Hurricane Camille near peak intensity in the Gulf of Mexico on August 16 Formed August 14, 1969 (1969-08-14) Dissipated August 22, 1969 (1969-08-22) Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 175 mph (280 km/h) Lowest pressure 900 mbar (hPa); 26.58 inHg Fatalities 259 total Damage $1.43 billion (1969 USD) Areas affected Cuba, Yucatan Peninsula, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Southern United States, Midwestern United States, Eastern Seaboard Part of the 1969 Atlantic hurricane season