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By Saturday evening, Camille's forward speed had increased to about 12 mph near the center, and hurricane winds extended 50 miles in all directions (USACE 1970). On Sunday, August 17, Camille was located 250 miles south of Mobile, Alabama.
The strongest hurricane in terms of windspeed was hurricane camille with windspeeds of 200 mph (1 minute sustained) or 325 km/h. it is the highest windspeed recorded category 5 storm.