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Yet, exactly two weeks after Hurricane Dean struck the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 5 storm, Hurricane Felix roared ashore as yet another.

The image is available in Hurricane Felix came ashore in Nicaragua on September 4, 2007, as a Category 5 storm, the strongest rating on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Yet, exactly two weeks after Hurricane Dean struck the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 5 storm (the first Atlantic storm of that size to come ashore since Hurricane Andrew in 1992), Hurricane Felix roared ashore at Category 5 strength. Category 5 hurricanes are rare. Rarer still is the storm that makes landfall as a Category 5 storm—most weaken before hitting land. Pre-1950s "Cuba" • "Okeechobee" • "Bahamas" • "Labor Day" • "New England" • "Fort Lauderdale" Rarer still is the storm that makes landfall as a Category 5 storm—most weaken before hitting land.

Hurricane Felix was a strong Category 5 hurricane with fastest wind speeds of 175 mph. Felix's intensification would make 2007 the second year in the last three with more than one Category Five Hurricane. Category 5 hurricanes are rare. Felix came ashore over northeastern Nicaragua on September 4, 2007, with sustained winds of 260 kilometers per hour (160 miles per hour), said the The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (The large image provided above has a resolution of 250 meters per pixel, MODIS’ maximum resolution. Rarer still is the storm that makes landfall as a The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (The large image provided above has a resolution of 250 meters per pixel, MODIS’ maximum resolution.

Felix formed late on August 31 east of the southern Windward Islands. The Earth Observatory is part of the Rarer still is the storm that makes landfall as a Category 5 storm—most weaken before hitting land. Hurricane Felix; Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS) Hurricane Felix during rapid intensification.

Hurricane Bill was a large Category 4 storm when this image was captured on August 19, 2009.

Hurricane Felix would enjoy these waters very much as it intensified into the season's second major hurricane before reaching the optimal level of hurricane power with winds exceeding 156 miles per hour. Category 5 Hurricane Felix made landfall at 04:45 a.m. local time on Tuesday, 4 September at Sandy Bay, on the Atlantic Coast of Nicaragua. Some features of this site are not compatible with your browser. The Earth Observatory is part of the Hurricane Maria brought potent winds and dire warnings to Caribbean islands just two weeks after Irma devastated the region. Category 5 hurricanes are rare. The image is available in Hurricane Felix came ashore in Nicaragua on September 4, 2007, as a Category 5 storm, the strongest rating on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Shortly thereafter being upgraded, Hurricane Felix underwent rapid intensification. Weather Underground provides tracking maps, 5-day forecasts, computer models, satellite imagery and detailed storm statistics for tracking and forecasting Major Hurricane Felix Tracker. Hurricane Felix reached category 2 hurricane intensity 12 hours after reaching hurricane … Felix attained hurricane status late on September 12, at the time, it was centered over 1,500 miles (2414 km) south of the Azores. It was part of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season. Some features of this site are not compatible with your browser. Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes. Category 5 hurricanes are rare. Hurricane Felix was the sixth named storm, second hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.Felix was also the last major hurricane of the season to develop, and the second Category 5 hurricane to develop during the season.

Yet, exactly two weeks after Hurricane Dean struck the Yucatan Peninsula as a Category 5 storm (the first Atlantic storm of that size to come ashore since Hurricane Andrew in 1992), Hurricane Felix roared ashore at Category 5 strength.