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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.

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  • How America Forgot a Crucial Lesson From Hurricane Disasters of the Past
    The destruction wrought by Camille reshaped both disaster preparedness and disaster response in the U.S. Yet, over time, Americans forgot about the storm because its most destructive lesson remained ...
    10/9/2024 - 8:31 am | View Link
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