In León near where it moved ashore in Nicaragua , the passage of Alma left the city without power . Several buildings were destroyed in the city , and some roads were damaged . Much of the departments of León and Chinandega experienced power outages , due to the strong winds . One person died from electrocution , due to a downed high-tension cable , and another person died in a similar manner . Offshore , one person drowned when he rode out the storm in his boat . In Tegucigalpa , TACA Flight 390 skidded off a runway sodden by torrential rain , killing three passengers ( plus two more on the ground ) and injuring over eighty . One other fatality was reported in Honduras when a young girl was swept away in a raging stream
TACA Flight 390
TACA Flight 390
Tropical Storm Alma