 An area of disturbed weather east of the Windward Islands was designated Tropical Depression Six on August 31 . Early on September 1 , it was named Tropical Storm Felix , and it was upgraded to a hurricane later that day . Tracking generally westward , it rapidly intensified to Category 5 , and after fluctuating in strength , made landfall on Nicaragua with 160 mph ( 260 km / h ) winds . At least 133 deaths and more than $ 50 million ( 2007 USD ) in damage have been attributed to Felix . With Felix , the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season became the only one of its kind known to include two hurricanes making landfall at Category 5 . 
