 Beulah in the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 5 hurricane on September 19 | |
| Meteorological history | |
|---|---|
| Formed | September 5, 1967 |
| Dissipated | September 22, 1967 |
| Category 5 major hurricane | |
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 160 mph (260 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 921 mbar (hPa); 27.20 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | 59 direct |
| Damage | $235 million (1967 USD) |
| Areas affected | Greater Antilles, Yucatán Peninsula, Northeastern Mexico, South Texas |
| IBTrACS | |
Part of the 1967 Atlantic hurricane season | |
Hurricane Beulah was an intense Category 5 hurricane which impacted the Greater Antilles, Mexico, and Texas in September 1967. The second tropical storm, second hurricane, only major hurricane, and strongest storm in the 1967 Atlantic hurricane season, Beulah tracked through the Caribbean, struck the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico as a major hurricane, and moved west-northwestward into the Gulf of Mexico, briefly becoming a Category 5 hurricane. The hurricane made landfall just north of the mouth of the Rio Grande as a Category 3 hurricane. It spawned 115 tornadoes across Texas, which established a new record for the highest amount of tornadoes produced by a tropical cyclone. Due to its slow movement over Texas, Beulah led to significant flooding. Throughout its path, at least 59 people were killed and total damage reached $234.6 million (1967 USD), of which $200 million occurred in the United States, $26.9 million occurred in Mexico, and $7.65 million occurred in the eastern Caribbean.