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Hurricane Felix makes landfall in Nicaragua

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Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Hurricane Felix made landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday. It reached shore as a Category 5 hurricane, the strongest level of such storms. Within hours, winds had weakened considerably and Felix became a Category 1 hurricane as it moved inland. There remain concerns of potential mudslides due to the heavy rains which continue. From Nicaragua, the storm system appears headed towards Guatemala and Honduras.


Sources

  • Felix slams into Central America — BBC News Online, September 4, 2007
  • CBC News. Hurricane Felix weakens to Category 1 — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, September 4, 2007


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