Storm Lifecycle
On August 31, an area of weather east of the Windward Islands became organized enough, and was named Tropical Depression Six. Early on September 1, it was upgraded to a tropical storm and named Felix. Later that day, Felix was upgraded to a hurricane. On September 2, Felix was upgraded to a major hurricane. It rapidly intensified into a Category 5 storm by the end of the evening, and after briefly weakening to Category 4 status Felix again restrengthened and struck northeastern Nicaragua with winds of 160 mph (260 km/h) on September 4.
More » It rapidly weakened over land and the last advisory was issued on September 5. « Hide