As Hurricane Milton hurtles toward Florida, parts of four states—Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and Tennessee—are still struggling with unprecedented damage from Hurricane Helene. The storm stunned many by decimating communities far inland and long after landfall, hitting places rarely impacted by hurricanes directly. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Yet, as unique as Helene seemed, Americans have seen something like it before. In 1969, Hurricane Camille dropped 27 inches of rain on Nelson County, Va., in just six hours.