In September of 1967, Major Hurricane Beulah (BYOO-la) crossed the Gulf of Mexico into Texas, reaching Duval County before traveling back down to Mexico.

In her wake through Mexico and Texas, Beulah spawned 115 tornadoes , killing nearly 600 total, with 58 U.S. fatalities. weather.gov weather.gov loading...

It's estimated that over $217 million (over $2 billion today) in damages resulted either directly from Beulah or the many tornadoes that she produced.

Heavy Rainfall Leading to Disaster

Torrential rains were hitting places all over the 39 affected counties , with some areas in Texas seeing up to 25 inches of rain in the end of August heading into September.

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In fact, many of the flash floods that

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