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Storm Date Name Closest Size/dir/fwd spd BSL/Wave obs.
Approach	Wind/Surge
Comments
09/18/1947 "47" 45 W 200/50 NW 18	100/15
Hancock Co recorded max of all areas hurricane wind duration (5am-llam) w/ tide surge peak at 10am. 200/50 size
09/15/60 Ethel 09/10/1965 Betsy
09/12/1979 Frederic 60 E 110/40 n io
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NW 12
40 E med N io	50/?	Cat 5 200 m south/hit dry air/dissipated
85 SW 250/90 nw 20 100/12.5	1 cat stronger at (La) landfall than'47
155mph when 120 m due So. BSL 9/09 max BSL surge l-2am w/ Main damage N Beach.
08/17/1969 Camille Direct hit 160/60 nnw 14 190/21 Small eye extended from Waveland to W St.
Louis Bay. Set all time record landfall winds. Very compact (small/tight) storm.
50/5 Highest surge well before max winds 125/12 wind/surge Pascagoula -140/15 Dauphin Isl.
60/-2 Hit Pascagoula/negative surge W of GPT
40/8 Looped twice over SE tip of La/then Ala
45/6 Extremely slow moving storm/hit Biloxi.
35/8 Surprising high surge for such low winds Big wind field/strong surge correlation.
110/28 Highest (ever) storm surge in US on top of one foot astronomical tide. Constant H winds felt in BSL 5:30am to 12:45pm.
55/11 Large size storm on top of 1' high tide. Surprising surge for passing so far away.
09/02/1985 Elena	40 NE
09/29/1985 Juan	90S
09/28/1998 Georges 30 E 09/26/2002 Isadore 40 W
large ene io 150/40 N 2 340/10 N 16
08/25/2005 Katrina Direct hit 230/105 N 6
09/01/2008 Gustav 120 SW 220/70 NW 15 09/13/08
Ike 240 S 275/115 wnw li 35/8 Again, amazing surge for storm passing
so far away and the effects of wind field, (storm size) on surge generation.
08/28/12 Isaac 78 SW 185/60 NW 10 45/10 25 consecutive hours of 40 mph winds.
8' storm surge + 2' astronomical tide= 10'.
8" rain BSL/17" Kiln. Closest approach 7pm.