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| Advisory No. | Time & Date August (CDT) | Max. wind Velocity (mph) | Foreward movement Direction | Speed (mph) | Position Lat. North | Long. West | Hurricane warning area |
| 1 | 12 noon 14 | 60 | W-NW | 12-14 | 19.3 | 82.3 | |
| Bulletin | 2 p.m. 14 | 50-60 | NW | 12-14 | 19.5 | 82.5 | Precautions for Is. of Pines |
| 2 | 5 p.m. 14 | 60-65 | NW | 12 | 19.9 | 83.0 | Precautions for Is. of Pines & west. Cuba |
| Bulletin | 8 p.m. 14 | 60-65 | NW | 10 | 20.3 | 83.4 | Precautions for Is. of Pines & west. Cuba |
| 3 | 11 p.m. 14 | 60-65 | N | 10 | 20.3 | 82.4 | Precautions for Is. of Pines & west. Cuba |
| Bulletin | 2 a.m. 15 | 65 | N-NW | 10 | 20.5 | 83.0 | Precautions for Is. of Pines & west. Cuba |
| 4 | 5 a.m. 15 | 70 | NW | 10 | 20.8 | 83.7 | Precautions for Is. of Pines & west. Cuba |
| Bulletin | 8 a.m. 15 | 90 | NW | 8 | 20.9 | 83.9 | Cuba, west of Pinar del Rio |
| 5 | 11 a.m. 15 | 100 | N-NW | 9 | 21.2 | 83.9 | Cuba, west of Pinar del Rio |
| Bulletin | 2 p.m. 15 | 115 | N-NW | 6-7 | 21.2 | 84.2 | Southwest coast of Cuba |
| 6 | 5 p.m. 15 | 115 | N-NW | 7 | 21.5 | 84.4 | Extreme western tip of Cuba |
| Bulletin | 8 p.m. 15 | 90 | NW | 10 | 22.0 | 84.5 | Extreme western tip of Cuba |
| Bulletin | 10 p.m. 15 | 100 | N-NW | 10 | 22.5 | 84.6 | Extreme western tip of Cuba |
| 7 | 11 p.m. 15 | 100 | N-NW | 10 | 22.6 | 84.6 | Gales; Marquesas Keys and Dry Tortugas |
| Bulletin | 2 a.m. 16 | 100 | N-NW | 10 | 23.2 | 85.0 | Gales; Marquesas Keys and Dry Tortugas |
| 8 | 5 a.m. 16 | 100 | N-NW | 10 | 23.7 | 85.3 | Gales; Dry Tortugas |
| 9 | 8 a.m. 16 | 100 | N-NW | 10 | 24.1 | 85.8 | Watch; Biloxi, Miss. To St. Marks Fla. |
| 10 | 11 a.m. 16 | 115 | N-NW | 10 | 24.5 | 86.0 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla. |
| Bulletin | 1 p.m. 16 | 115 | N-NW | 10 | 24.7 | 86.1 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla |
| Bulletin | 3 p.m. 16 | 115 | Stalled | 7nbsp; | 24.7 | 86.5 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla |
| 11 | 5 p.m. 16 | 150 | Stalled | 24.8 | 86.7 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla | |
| Bulletin | 7 p.m. 16 | 150 | Stalled | 25.0 | 86.9 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla | |
| Bulletin | 9 p.m. 16 | 150 | N-NW | 12 | 25.4 | 87.3 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla |
| 12 | 11 p.m. 16 | 160 | N-NW | 12 | 25.8 | 87.4 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla |
| Bulletin | 1 a.m. 17 | 160 | N-NW | 12 | 26.2 | 87.5 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla |
| Bulletin | 3 a.m. 17 | 160 | W-N | 12 | 26.7 | 87.6 | Fort Walton to St. Marks, Fla |
| 13 | 5 a.m. 17 | 160 | W-N | 12 | 26.9 | 87.9 | Biloxi, Miss to St. Marks, Fla. |
| Bulletin | 7 a.m. 17 | 160 | W-N | 12 | 27.2 | 88.1 | Biloxi, Miss to St. Marks, Fla. |
| 14 | 9 a.m. 17 | 16 | N-NW | 12 | 27.4 | 88.4 | New Orleans, La to St. Marks, Fla |
| 15 | 11 a.m. 17 | 160 | N-NW | 12 | 27.6 | 88.5 | New Orleans, La to St. Marks, Fla |
| Bulletin | 1 p.m. 17 | 160 | N-NW | 12-15 | 28.1 | 88.6 | New Orleans, La to St. Marks, Fla |
| 16 | 3 p.m. 17 | 190 | N-NW | 15-18 | 28.6 | 88.8 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla. |
| 17 | 5 p.m. 17 | 190 | N-NW | 15 | 29.0 | 88.9 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| Bulletin | 7 p.m. 17 | 190 | N-NW | 15 | 29.5 | 89.1 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| Bulletin | 9 p.m. 17 | 190 | N | 15 | 29.9 | 89.1 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| 18 | 11 p.m. 17 | 150 | N | 15 | 30.3 | 89.1 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| Bulletin | 1 a.m. 18 | 140 | N | 15 | 30.6 | 89.5 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| Bulletin | 3 a.m. 18 | 120 | N | 15 | 31.2 | 89.8 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| 19 | 5 a.m. 18 | 100 | N | 15 | 31.5 | 90.0 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| Bulletin | 8 a.m. 18 | 80 | N | 18 | 32.3 | 90.0 | New Orleans, La. To Apalachicola, Fla |
| 20 | 11 a.m. 18 | 50 | N | 18 | 33.0 | 90.1 | Warnings discontinued |
| Bulletin | 2 p.m. 18 | 45 | N | 17 | 33.5 | 90.1 | Heavy rains and flash flooding |
| Bulletin | 5 a.m. 21 | 50 | E | 20-25 | - | - | Gaining strength in Atlantic |
| Bulletin | 8 a.m. 21 | 50 | E | 20 | 35.0 | 68.0 | None |
| 21 | 11 a.m. 21 | 55-60 | E | 22 | 37.5 | 68.0 | Concern only to shipping |
| 22 | 5 p.m. 21 | 65-70 | E | 35 | 37.5 | 62.0 | Concern only to shipping |
| 23 | 11 p.m. 21 | 65-70 | NE | 35 | 40.5 | 59.5 | None |
| 24 | 5 a.m. 21 | 55 | NE | 35 | 42.0 | 56.0 | None |
| 25 | 11 a.m. 21 | 45 | - | - | 44.0 | 52.0 | Loses identity |
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| Category | Hancock County | Harrison County | Jackson County | Mobile County | Baldwin County | Mississippi
Total |
Alabama
Total |
Louisiana
Total |
Virginia
Total |
Grand Total |
| Residential | $26,280.8 | $93,478.1 | $15,839.5 | $1,473.8 | $1,851.2 | $135,598.4 | $3,325.0 | - | - | $138,923.4 |
| Commercial | 6,559.1 | 67,697.1 | 1,478.5 | 1,226.3 | 1,452.2 | 75,774.7 | 2,718.5 | - | - | 78,493.2 |
| Industrial | 601.5 | 8,685.1 | 14,223.1 | 488.6 | 14.0 | 23,509.7 | 502.6 | - | - | 24,012.3 |
| Schools | 1,276.9 | 5,604.0 | 931.1 | 280.7 | - | 7,812.0 | 280.7 | - | - | 8,092.7 |
| Churches | 1,444.8 | 5,119.1 | 923.2 | 8.1 | - | 7,487.1 | 8.1 | - | - | 7,495.2 |
| Hospitals | - | 10,701.3 | 2.0 | - | - | 10,703.3 | - | - | - | 10,703.3 |
| Transport | 6,142.1 | 13,339.0 | 2,228.7 | 1,139.7 | 222.3 | 21,751.8 | 1,362.0 | - | - | 23,113.8 |
| Government (Federal) | 260.1 | 6,854.4 | 1,192.2 | 1,167.1 | 115.8 | 8,306.7 | 1,282.9 | - | - | 9,589.6 |
| Government (Non-Fed) | 414.0 | 2,667 | 317.4 | 29.2 | 4.9 | 3,398.5 | 34.1 | - | - | 3,432.6 |
| Marine | 876.2 | 11,987.0 | 1,835.9 | 230.0 | 694.0 | 14,699.1 | 924.0 | - | - | 15,623.1 |
| Agriculture | 6,232.0 | 528.0 | 100.0 | 200.0 | 1,500.0 | 6,860.0 | 1,700.0 | - | - | 8,560.0 |
| Debris Removal | 5,250.3 | 9,131.5 | 472.9 | 48.8 | 7.7 | 14,854.7 | 56.5 | - | - | 14,911.2 |
| Utilities | 1,090.0 | 4,690.5 | 706.0 | 790.9 | 55.0 | 6,486.5 | 845.9 | - | - | 7,332.4 |
| Relief (Federal) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 197,358.0 |
| TOTALS | 56,449.8 | 240,482.2 | 40,310.5 | 7,132.2 | 5,917.1 | 337,242.5 | 13,040.3 | 250,000 | 140,000 | 937,940.8 |
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| Category | Hancock County | Harrison County | Jackson County | Inland Miss. Counties | Mobile County | Baldwin County | Totals |
| Residential | $1,890.4 | $22,559.2 | $1,539.0 | $7,569.0 | ? | ? | $33,557.6 |
| Commercial | 691.5 | 6,0550.0 | 281.8 | 2,947.0 | ? | ? | 9,975.3 |
| Industrial | 750.0 | - | - | 126.0 | ? | ? | 876.0 |
| Schools | 700.0 | - | 1,301.3 | 2,248.1 | ? | ? | 4,249.4 |
| Churches | 66.6 | 425.0 | 41.6 | 85.0 | ? | ? | 618.2 |
| Hospitals | 197.3 | 17.4 | 95.9 | 1.8 | ? | ? | 312.4 |
| Transportation | - | - | - | 1,915.0 | ? | ? | 1,915.0 |
| Government (Federal) | - | 14,925.5 | - | 1.3 | ? | ? | 14,926.8 |
| Government (Non-Federal) | - | - | 45.6 | 158.9 | 96.0 | 2.5 | 303.0 |
| Agriculture | 14,540.5 | 12,661.0 | 1,832.0 | 49,165.0 | 5,800.0 | 4,500.0 | 88,498.5 |
| Debris Removal | 766.2 | 2,237.1 | 703.6 | 2,303.9 | 213.7 | 3.2 | 6,227.7 |
| Utilities | 307.5 | 9,694.5 | 4,869.0 | 7,230.0 | Negligible | Negligible | 22,101.0 |
| TOTALS | 19,910.0 | 68,574.7 | 10,709.8 | 73,751.0 | 6,109.7 | 4,505.7 | 183,560.9 |
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Agency |
Monetary
Effort |
Activity |
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Office of Emergency Preparedness |
76,000,000 | administered and coordinated federal disaster assistance relief programs |
| Department of the Treasury | 16,000 | Bureau of Accounts: quickened processing of checks; established emergency disbursing office | Bureau of Public Debt: allowed redemption of US Savings Bonds and Freedom shares in hardship cases in advance of normal waiting period |
| Internal Revenue Service: distributed information, provided counseling for individual taxpayers; made aware benefits to donation makers; provided advice on deductions | ||
| Department of Defense | Army: opened roads, cleared debris; evacuated families; distributed food; handled potable water distribution | |
| 34,000,000 | Corps of Engineers: opened roads, cleared debris; surveyed harbors, channels, basins; conducted damage surveys on public buildings | |
| Office of Civil Defense: assisted in communications between Civil Defense, Weather Bureau, local and state defense organizations | ||
| Air Force: sent 10,000 troops; assisted in evacuation of families; brought in supplies, recovery equipment; evacuated patients from damaged hospitals; sprayed against pestilence outbreaks; cumulative flights carried 4000 passengers and 3300 tons of equipment | ||
| Navy and Marine Corps: relocated stranded people during storm; cleared roads; facilitated search operations | ||
| Department of Justice | Community Relations Service: provided phone service; arranged release of medical supplies; arranged acquisition of bedding and school supplies; | |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation: assisted coroner in processing unidentified victims; handled requests for assistance in locating possible victims | ||
| Post Office Department | 125,000 | worked to restore postal service and establish temporary facilities where necessary |
| Department of the Interior | United States Geological Survey: surveyed oil and gas industry damage; prepared hydrographic atlas of flooding in Mississippi | |
| Department of Agriculture | Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service: handled pest control; granted temporary haying and grazing permits to Mississippi residents | |
| Federal Water Pollution Control Administration: operated package sewage treatment plant; located debris disposal sites; prescribed pesticides for pest control; cleaned up oil spills | ||
| Food and Nutrition Service: supplied food | ||
| Department of Commerce | 30,000,000 | Economic Development Administration: planned and coordinated redevelopment in the area |
| Maritime Administration: consulted with local, state, federal officials on problems of navigation, port and pier structures, and waterways | ||
| Environmental Sciences Services Administration: began a study to better predict direction and intensity of hurricanes | ||
| Department of Labor | Employment Services: brought in homeless boys to help remove debris; classified and distributed unemployment benefits | |
| Department of Health | 4,250,000
2,500,000 loss |
Public Health Service: brought in medicines, supplies, and services; surveyed MS. food and drug establishments |
| Office of Education: brought in portable classrooms; processed aid applications from elementary and secondary schools, and institutions of higher education | ||
| Social and Rehabilitation Services: assessed needs of affected areas; coordinated and facilitated emergency welfare services | ||
| Department of Housing and Development | managed emergency housing relief; assisted in restoring water and sewage facilities | |
| Department of Transportation | Federal Aviation Agency: coordinated area transportation movements | |
| 1,793,000 | Coast Guard: performed rescue operations and evacuations | |
| 27,620,000 | Federal Highway Administration: repaired damaged roads | |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation | developed a definitive and self-executing response to major natural disasters | |
| Federal Power Commission | monitored reports of repair activities by affected electric utilities and natural gas firms; fully returned power, through various means, by 11/25/69 | |
| General Services Administration | 500,000 | housed refugees; aided in shipping supplies to disaster area |
| National Aeronautics and Space Administration | 40,000 spent
37,000 donated |
Marshall Space Flight Center: shipped supplies including a packaged disaster hospital, employees donated funds |
| 2,000,000 | Mississippi Test Facility: acted as a shelter for 1500 people | |
| Office of Economic Opportunity | 325,000 | Emergency Food and Medical Services: processed money in grants to aid in food supply to hurricane victims |
| Small Business Administration | handled application and approval of Camille disaster loans | |
| American Red Cross | 15,000,000 | provided financial assistance and various services to survivors |
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