Hurricane Beulah Lesson Plan
Natural disasters
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
Weather
Floods
Storm surges
Evacuation of civilians
The Valley is an area of high risk since many hurricanes form in the Gulf of Mexico; most states along the coast can be impacted by the rain and heavy winds of the storm. Emergency groups notify people in the news and other media forms on how to get prepared in case of a natural disaster.
In 1967, Beulah was a category 5 with winds of 160 mph, meteorologists were following its path, and the news started advising people to take the necessary precautions and which were the areas that had to be evacuated. It is very important that people know when they must evacuate, and what to have if they are staying in their homes. It is important that we educate on the history of how other hurricanes have impacted the Valley past and present, what the damages were and how the community was able to recover from this.
Students will be able to apply the knowledge gained from this lesson to be prepared for hurricane season. Students will have an understanding of how these natural disasters affect us.
Oneida Garcia
Alayzza Cruz
UTRGV College of Education
EDCI3335-32
Spring 2019
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
UTRGV College of Education
Stephanie Anckle
Garcia, Oneida & Cruz, Alayzza. (2019). Lesson Plan for Hurricane Beulah. Retrieved from.
https://rgvprimarysourceguides.omeka.net/items/show/94
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Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Beulah's Traces Linger in Valley
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
Newspaper article one year after the hurricane Beulah. The article estimates how much the affected counties had to pay in repairs for public facilities. The writer also explains that the areas have little to no traces from the hurricane.
Hoyt Hager
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
<em>The Corpus Christi Caller-Times</em>
1968-09-22
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hurricane Beulah!, 1967. Beulah's Traces Linger in Valley, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Rio Grande Valley
Portrait of Beulah
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
A map of where hurricane Beulah struck in south Texas.
J. Edwin Harvey
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
<em>San Benito News</em>
1967-11-11
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hurricane Beulah!, 1967. Map of hurricane Beulah's path through south Texas, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Rio Grande Valley
Damage Caused by Hurricane Beulah
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
Two pictures of the damage that was caused after hurricane Beulah.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
<em>Valley Morning Star</em>
1967-10-28
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hurricane Beulah!, 1967. Damage caused by hurricane Beulah, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Rio Grande Valley
Tell the story of BEULAH!
Hurricane
Natural disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
Newspaper front cover about hurricane Beulah. The author uses a narrative approach to tell a story about the hurricane.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
Rio Grande Valley newspapers
<em>Valley Morning Star</em>
<em>Valley Evening Monitor</em>
<em>The Brownsville Herald</em>
1967-10-20
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hurricane Beulah!, 1967. Tell the story of BEULAH!, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Rio Grande Valley
Shelters during Hurricane Beulah
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
Emergency shelter
Photograph of women and children in an emergency shelter during the flooding and rain of hurricane Beulah in 1967.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lucy Wallace Collection; Women and children in a shelter, 1967. ELIBR0020, Box 2, Folder 60, Shelters during Hurricane Beulah, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
<a href="https://archivesspace.lib.utrgv.edu/resources/52#tree::archival_object_1226">Lucy Wallace Collection</a>
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Rio Grande Valley
Vehicles During Flooding
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Beulah
A picture of two trucks from an electric company driving to restore electric power. The picture was taken in McAllen Texas during the hurricane Beulah's flooding.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lucy Wallace Collection; Vehicles struggling to drive during flood, 1967. ELIBR0020, Box 2, Folder 60, Vehicles During Flooding, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
<a href="https://archivesspace.lib.utrgv.edu/resources/52#tree::archival_object_1226">Lucy Wallace Collection</a>
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Rio Grande Valley
Business Flooded
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
A photograph of a business flooded during hurricane Beulah in 1967.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lucy Wallace Collection; A business flooded by heavy rains, 1967. ELIBR0020, Box 2, Folder 60, Business Flooded, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
<a href="https://archivesspace.lib.utrgv.edu/resources/52#tree::archival_object_1226">Lucy Wallace Collection</a>
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Children During Hurricane Beulah
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
An image of two children playing in flooded streets caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
1967
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Lucy Wallace Collection; Children running around in a flooded area, 1967. ELIBR0020, Box 2, Folder 60, Children During Hurricane Beulah, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Rio Grande Valley
"Pan Am Under Water"
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
A picture from the newspaper <em>The Daily Review</em> showing a flooded area around the Pan American College campus caused by hurricane Beulah.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
The Daily Review (newspaper)
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1, 2006. Pan Am Under Water, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Rio Grande Valley
Lloyd Bentsen Home in Mission, Texas
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
A picture of a flooded home in Mission, Texas caused by hurricane Beulah in 1967.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
2006
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1, 2006. Lloyd Bentsen Home, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Mission, Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Hurricane Beulah: Balboa Acres - McAllen
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
A photograph of Balboa Acres in McAllen flooded by hurricane Beulah in 1967.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
2006
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1, 2006. Hurricane Beulah: Balboa Acres - Mcallen, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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McAllen, Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Water Problems?
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
Newspaper clipping depicting a sign with an "ironic touch of humor." The sign is nearly covered by the flooding caused by hurricane Beulah in 1967.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
2006
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1, 2006. Water Problems?, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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HurricaneBeulah-DrainageBooklet-003
Edinburg, Texas
Pharr, Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Vazquez Home in Mercedes
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
Image of a the Vazquez family home in Mercedes, Texas flooded by hurricane Beulah in 1967.
Godfrey Garza, Jr.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
2006
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1, 2006. Vazquez Home in Mercedes, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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HurricaneBeulah-DrainageBooklet-002
Mercedes, Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Hurricane Beulah: City of Harlingen
Hurricane
Natural Disasters
Flooding
Hurricane Beulah, 1967
An image of the flooding caused by hurricane Beulah in the City of Harlingen in 1967.
Godfrey Garza, Jr.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and University Archives
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
2006
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
LRGV; Hidalgo County Drainage District No.1, 2006. City of Harlingen Flooding, 1967. University Library, Special Collections & University Archives, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Edinburg, Texas.
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Harlingen, Texas
Rio Grande Valley