Hurricane Felix (2007)

Felix intensified rapidly at the end of August 2007, becoming a hurricane within 24 hours and reaching Category 5 strength 24 hours after that, with winds estimated at 175 mph by 0000 UTC on September 3 while about 390 miles southeast of Kingston, Jamaica. On September 4 it came ashore near Punta Gorda, Nicaragua, just south of the Honduran border, with winds given as 160 mph, the southernmost Category 5 landfall on record. Damage along the Mosquito Coast and near Puerto Cabezas totalled nearly US$1 billion.

Formed (UTC)

2007-08-31

Dissipated (UTC)

2007-09-06

Peak Saffir-Simpson category

5

Peak wind (knots, 1-minute)

150

Basin it formed in

North Atlantic

Deaths, as sources state them

at least 133, reported as 130 in Nicaragua and three in Honduras

IBTrACS storm page

ncics.org/ibtracs/index.php?name=v04r01-2007244N12303

Category: Disasters & Incidents

Tags: hurricane, category 5, nicaragua, honduras, central america, rapid intensification, landfall

Coordinates: 14.017143236422871, -75.40285941853723

Part of Atlantic hurricanes of category 4 and above in the 2000 to 2007 seasons

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