[fso301]

Ah, but I repeat myself: It is better to remain silent and thought a fool than to pound your keyboard and prove you are a fool.

True! You don't know when those photos were taken, or how far inland they were. Where is HWY 90? You just assumed the caption meant they were on the seashore within days of Camille.

As another poster on this thread mentioned from his/her personal experience, standing trees (non palm) +25 miles from the eyewall of a CAT 5 storm will be defoliated.

[NautiNurse]

Yeah, you are correct. It is most reliable to believe anecdotal stories by anonymous posters on the internet as gospel truth for all things related to hurricanes. Even more important to dispute old photos sourced from NOAA's historic collection.

I realize we should defer to your Rhode Island hurricane expertise. Nuttier than a fruitcake.

[dirtboy]

Except Michael was nowhere near as strong as Camille. 155mph is a lot less than 190mph. Like all the downcasters here, you love to compare apples to oranges instead of examining the facts of the ground.