1967 Atlantic hurricane season
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| First storm formed: | August 28, 1967 |
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| Last storm dissipated: | October 31, 1967 |
| Strongest storm: | Beulah - 923 mbar (27.26 inHg), 160 mph (260 km/h) |
| Total storms: | 8 |
| Major storms (Cat. 3+): | 1 |
| Total damage: | $217+ million (1967 USD) $1.24 billion (2005 USD) |
| Total fatalities: | 64 |
| Atlantic hurricane seasons 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 |
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The 1967 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 1967, and lasted until November 30, 1967. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. The season was fairly average, with eight storms forming.
Hurricane Beulah was the most notable Atlantic hurricane of 1967. A Category 5 hurricane, it killed 58 and did $217 million ($1.2 billion in 2005 US dollars) in damage as it crossed the Yucatán Peninsula and then made landfall a second time near the mouth of the Rio Grande.
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[edit] Storms
[edit] Hurricane Arlene
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| Arlene satellite image and storm path | |
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After a quiet start to the season, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) became very active, with four separate areas of convection exiting the coast of Africa. The first, accompanied with a tropical wave, became a tropical depression on August 28 (the second became Beulah and the fourth became Chloe). The tropical depression moved west-northward, reaching tropical storm strength on the 30th. Arlene slowly strengthened over the following days, eventually reaching hurricane intensity on the 3rd over the north Atlantic. The next day, it weakened to a tropical storm and became extratropical. It was absorbed by a warm front, leaving behind a slow-moving frontal low.
[edit] Hurricane Beulah
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- Main article: Hurricane Beulah
A convective area in the ITCZ developed into a tropical depression on September 5th east of the Lesser Antilles. It moved slowly through the islands and became Tropical Storm Beulah on September 7. Beulah reached hurricane strength the next day while moving slowly west-northwestward and continued to intensify rapidly, reaching an initial peak of 150 mph (240 km/h) winds while south of the Mona Passage. It passed south of Hispaniola, where land interaction and upper level shear greatly weakened the hurricane to a 60 mph tropical storm.
Favorable conditions returned once again over the western Caribbean, letting Beulah strengthen to a 115 mph (185 km/h) major hurricane. On September 16th, Beulah weakened and made landfall near Cozumel, Mexico as a 100 mph (160 km/h) hurricane. It weakened slightly over land, but once over the Gulf of Mexico, conditions were very favorable. It rapidly intensified, reaching its peak as a Category 5 storm with 160 mph (260 km/h) winds. However, unfavorable environmental conditions caused it to make landfall just north of the mouth of the Rio Grande as a Category 3 storm. The S.S. Shirley Lykes reported winds of 136 mph as the storm passed over the port at Brownsville, Texas.
Ultimately, Hurricane Beulah caused 58 deaths and $217 million in damage ($1.1 billion in 2000 USD).
[edit] Hurricane Chloe
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The precursor to Hurricane Chloe was an ITCZ disturbance that moved off the coast of Africa. It became a tropical depression on September 5 near Cape Verde. On the 8th, after passing through Cape Verde, it became a tropical storm, and the following day, a hurricane. At this time, Chloe interacted with Hurricane Doria to its west, turning Chloe northward. It moved out to sea, becoming extratropical on the 21st over the eastern Atlantic.
[edit] Hurricane Doria
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A cold frontal low developed east of Florida in early September. Over the next days, it drifted over the warm Gulf Stream waters, gradually transforming it to more tropical in nature. On September 8, it was well-organized enough to be called a tropical depression, 50 miles north of Grand Bahama Island. It drifted to the west-southwest, reaching tropical storm strength the next day. Soon after, Doria moved rapidly northeastward, becoming a hurricane on the 10th while 200 miles east of the Florida/Georgia border. It weakened to a tropical storm due to cool air entraining the circulation on the 11th, but on the 12th it was able to re-strengthen. Building high pressures to Doria's northeast pushed Doria westward towards the coast. It weakened to a tropical storm again due to cold air, just prior to reaching the Virginia coastline. It made landfall on the 16th, and continued southward through the Outer Banks. Doria weakened further to a tropical depression on the 17th, retaining its circulation for 4 days before dissipating on the 21st. Doria claimed three lives when a small boat sank off the coast of New Jersey.
[edit] Tropical Storm Edith
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An Intertropical Convergence Zone disturbance led to the formation of a tropical depression on September 26, east of the Lesser Antilles. 2 days later it became Tropical Storm Edith. After reaching a peak of 60 mph Edith passed under a cold upper trough, weakening Edith to a depression on the 30th before passing through the islands. Tropical Depression Edith dissipated on October 1 in the eastern Caribbean Sea.
[edit] Hurricane Fern
The precursor to Hurricane Fern was a cold front that entered the Gulf of Mexico in late September. It organized around an area of low pressure, becoming a tropical depression on October 1 in the Bay of Campeche. Moving northward, it became Tropical Storm Fern on the 2nd, and the following day, Hurricane Fern. Fern moved more to the west after reaching its peak of 85 mph winds, reaching unfavorable conditions caused by Beulah 2 weeks earlier. Thus, Fern weakened to a tropical storm prior to its Tampico landfall on the 4th, dissipating later that day. Fern caused three deaths due to drowning.
[edit] Tropical Storm Ginger
A tropical wave moved off the coast of Africa in early October. It remained stationary, and a tropical depression formed from an area of convection on October 5 in the far eastern Atlantic. It moved northeastward.[1], becoming Tropical Storm Ginger the next day; this is the farthest east that a tropical cyclone has ever formed.[citation needed] After peaking at 50 mph the storm weakened, dissipating on the 8th.
[edit] Hurricane Heidi
A large cloud mass over the central Atlantic organized in mid-October, developing into a tropical depression on October 19. It became a tropical storm the following day, and a hurricane three days later as Heidi recurved to the northeast. From the 25th to the 30th, it mostly stalled due to a high pressure system over southeastern Canada. Dry air and cooler waters from upwelling weakened Heidi to a tropical storm on the 29th, and on the 31st, Heidi became extratropical.
[edit] Storm names
The following names were used for named storms (tropical storms and hurricanes) that formed in the North Atlantic in 1967. Names that were not assigned are marked in gray.
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[edit] Retirement
- See also: List of retired Atlantic hurricane names
At the end of the season, the name Beulah was retired and replaced with Beth in the 1971 season.
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