 Hurricane Felix took a similar path as Hurricane Dean , although its effects were not severe ; damage on Tobago was estimated at $ 250 @,@ 000 ( 2007 TTD ; $ 40 @,@ 000 2007 USD , $ 45 @.@ 6 thousand 2016 USD ) . Hurricane Felix made landfall just south of the border between Nicaragua and Honduras , in a region historically known as the Mosquito Coast , as a Category 5 hurricane with 160 mph ( 260 km / h ) winds on September 4 . Residents of the region were reported to have been given little warning of the oncoming hurricane , which left many fisherman stranded at sea . In all , Felix killed at least 130 people , and damage in Nicaragua totaled C $ 869 @.@ 3 million ( 2007 NIO ; $ 46 @.@ 7 million 2007 USD , $ 53 @.@ 3 thousand 2016 USD ) . 
