Hurricane Beulah

Sep 5, 1967 to Sep 24, 1967Peak 161 mph923 mb

Hurricane Beulah passed within 50 miles of 16 counties in TX. It was strongest near Cameron County, TX, as a Category 3 on September 20, 1967.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Beulah · 1967

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

About this replay

Date and time (UTC)—Historical replay — not a forecast

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Storm milestones

Storm trackPast (solid) and future (dashed)

Wind fieldNot recorded for this storm; HURDAT2 carries wind extents from 2004

County proximityCounties within 50 miles, lit at the hour of closest approach (brighter when closer)

Source: National Hurricane Center · HURDAT2. Positions every six hours, interpolated between fixes. Relief: Natural Earth. Times shown in UTC.

The storm

Peak strength: Category 5; 161 mph, 140 kt
Lowest pressure: 923 mb; Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles: 16; TX
Counties within 100 miles: 27; TX
Strongest near the U.S.: Category 3; Cameron County, TX, 0.0 mi, Sep 20, 1967
Landfalls recorded: 4; Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles

Kenedy County	TX	0.0	Category 2	Sep 20, 1967
Duval County	TX	0.0	Category 1	Sep 21, 1967
Cameron County	TX	0.0	Category 3	Sep 20, 1967
Webb County	TX	0.0	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Zapata County	TX	0.0	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Brooks County	TX	0.0	Category 1	Sep 20, 1967
Willacy County	TX	0.0	Category 2	Sep 20, 1967
Hidalgo County	TX	1.6	Category 1	Sep 20, 1967
Jim Hogg County	TX	3.5	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Jim Wells County	TX	6.0	Category 1	Sep 21, 1967
Kleberg County	TX	14.1	Category 1	Sep 21, 1967
Starr County	TX	17.6	Category 1	Sep 20, 1967
Nueces County	TX	36.4	Category 1	Sep 21, 1967
La Salle County	TX	39.0	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
McMullen County	TX	39.0	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Live Oak County	TX	44.6	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
San Patricio County	TX	56.3	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Dimmit County	TX	64.4	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Bee County	TX	68.0	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Refugio County	TX	78.9	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Frio County	TX	79.5	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Atascosa County	TX	79.5	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Aransas County	TX	85.6	Category 1	Sep 21, 1967
Zavala County	TX	89.9	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Maverick County	TX	92.1	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Karnes County	TX	92.5	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967
Goliad County	TX	92.9	Tropical storm	Sep 21, 1967

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.