Hurricane Camille’s Deadly Rain

Hurricane Camille’s Deadly Rain

During Hurricane Camille in 1969, rainfall in Virginia was so intense that birds drowned in trees, and people had to cup their hands around their faces to breathe. The National Weather Service classified it as the "probable maximum rainfall," which meteorologists calculate as the theoretical upper limit for precipitation.

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