Rob Mercatante's Guatemala Journal: Felix falters

September 04, 2007

Felix falters

Guatemala

It appears that Guatemala has dodged yet another category 5 hurricane. First Dean, and now Felix:

Weakened Felix over Honduras
Disaster News Network

Hurricane Felix was downgraded to a tropical storm Tuesday after slamming the coast of Nicaragua earlier in the day destroying homes and crops and leaving at least four people dead.

Felix came ashore at 5:15 a.m. in northwestern Nicaragua as a Category 5 storm with winds of 160 mph. It was the first time that two Category 5 Atlantic hurricanes – the first being Hurricane Dean which struck Mexico Aug. 21 – made landfall in the same year, according to the National Hurricane Center.

By Tuesday night, Felix had weakened to a tropical storm near the border of Nicaragua and Honduras but forecasters said it still posed a major flood threat. Winds had dropped to 50 mph and were expected to continue to decrease.

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The only lingering concern now for Guatemala is the additional rain that the remnants of Felix may dump tomorrow evening on an already soggy country.

Tags: Guatemala, Hurricane, Felix, news, rain

Posted by elcanche at September 4, 2007 11:04 PM

Comments

Both storms could have been so much worse. Thank God they weren't.

Posted by: Mom at September 6, 2007 11:50 AM

Hey Rob,
Are some of the people now believing that you are not to blame for the worst weather? Maybe they should think of you as a good luck charm! Glad all is well; as in less damage than expected. Thanks for keeping everyone posted. Miss ya. Vicki

Posted by: Vicki Perri at September 6, 2007 09:01 PM

Hey Mom,

Yeah, I don't want to jinx things.... but Guatemala has certainly been lucky so far this hurricane season.

Posted by: Rob "el canche" at September 6, 2007 09:11 PM

Vicki,

Good point! I definitely would prefer to think of myself as a good luck charm instead of the messenger of doom. Thanks for the positive spin!

Posted by: Rob "el canche" at September 6, 2007 09:17 PM