Hurricane Felix makes landfall in Nicaragua
{{date|September 4, 2007}}

[[w:Hurricane Felix (2007)|Hurricane Felix]] made landfall in Nicaragua on Tuesday. It reached shore as a [[w:List of Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes|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 [[w:Guatemala|Guatemala]] and [[w:Honduras|Honduras]].

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== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6976114.stm
|title=Felix slams into Central America
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=September 4, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/09/04/hurricane-felix.html
|title=Hurricane Felix weakens to Category 1
|author=CBC News
|pub=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
|date=September 4, 2007}}

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[[Category:Nicaragua]]
[[Category:Central America]]
[[Category:Weather]]
[[Category:Disasters and accidents]]
[[Category:Hurricane season, 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.
Nicaragua Central America Weather Disasters and accidents Hurricane season, 2007