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Hurricane Beulah tornado outbreak
Colored dots superimposed on white line passing over green land masses and blue water bodies
Map plotting the track and intensity of the storm, according to the Saffir–Simpson scale
TypeTornado outbreak
Tropical cyclone
DurationSeptember 19–23, 1967
Tornadoes
confirmed
117 confirmed
Max. rating1F3 tornado
Duration of
tornado outbreak2
5 days
Fatalities5 fatalities, 41 injuries
Damage≥$4.256 million (1967 USD)[nb 1][1]
Areas affectedCentral, South, and Southeast Texas

1Most severe tornado damage; see Fujita scale
2Time from first tornado to last tornado

Hurricane Beulah triggered a massive tornado outbreak across central and southern Texas from September 19–23, 1967. Overall, the outbreak killed five, injured 41, and caused at least $4.526 million in damage.[nb 2][nb 3][nb 4]


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  1. ^ Storm Data Publication 1967, Events Reported
  2. ^ Schneider, Russell S.; Brooks, Harold E.; Schaefer, Joseph T. (2004). Tornado Outbreak Day Sequences: Historic Events and Climatology (1875-2003) (PDF). 22nd Conf. Severe Local Storms. Hyannis, Massachusetts: American Meteorological Society. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ Grazulis 1993, p. 141.
  4. ^ Grazulis 2001a, p. 131.
  5. ^ Edwards, Roger (5 March 2015). "Enhanced F Scale for Tornado Damage". The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC). Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Enhanced Fujita Scale (EF-Scale)". Environment and Climate Change Canada. Environment and Climate Change Canada. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  7. ^ "The International Tornado Intensity Scale". Tornado and Storm Research Organisation. Tornado and Storm Research Organisation. 2016. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  8. ^ Grazulis 2001a, pp. 251–4.
  9. ^ Edwards, Roger (5 March 2015). "The Online Tornado FAQ (by Roger Edwards, SPC)". Storm Prediction Center: Frequently Asked Questions about Tornadoes. Storm Prediction Center. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  10. ^ Cook & Schaefer 2008, p. 3135.