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Hurricane Felix
Category 5 major hurricane (SSHWS/NWS)
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Hurricane Felix during rapid intensification.
Formed August 31, 2007
Dissipated September 5, 2007
Highest winds 1-minute sustained: 175 mph (280 km/h)
Lowest pressure 929 mbar (hPa); 27.43 inHg
Fatalities 130 direct, 3 indirect
Damage $720 million (2007 USD)
Areas affected Southern Windward Islands, ABC islands, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala
Part of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Felix was a strong Category 5 hurricane with fastest wind speeds of 175 mph. It was part of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season.



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