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Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane, and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, Ivan formed in early September and reached Category 5 strength on the Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS).
Hurricane Andrew seemed ancient history in 2004, and 1999’s Floyd terrified thousands into a ragged evacuation, then veered north. Then came Charley. Two decades later, 2004 is remembered as the ...
Hurricane Ivan: $26.1 [13] $42.1 124 Tropical cyclone 2004 North America (, , , others) Hurricane Michael: $25.1 [45] $30.5 74 Tropical cyclone 2018
Hurricanes Ivan (2004) and Irma (2017) caused at least $1 billion in damage in four separate countries. In the 2010s, twelve storms caused at least $1 billion in damage. [ 6 ] Hanna was the first storm of the 2020s to become a billion dollar disaster.
Two men walk past a building destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in Orange Beach, Ala., Friday, Sept. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) On Sept. 2, 2004, a tropical depression formed off the coast of Africa.
12 September 2004 - Hurricane Ivan passes about 25 miles (40 km) southwest of George Town as a Category 5 hurricane. The town reported sustained winds of 150 mph (240 km/h). The storm surge from the hurricane flooded all of Grand Cayman Island. [26] Ivan killed two people in the Cayman Islands, and left US$2.86 billion in damage. [27] [28]
The Atlantic hurricane season begins on June 1 and runs through Nov. 30 and on average, ... Isabel in 2003 and Ivan in 2004 each soared to Category 5 intensity three separate times in their journeys.
The hurricane damaged more than 14,000 homes and destroyed 30% of the houses, leaving about 18,000 people homeless. A total of 39 people were killed by the hurricane on the island. Elsewhere, Hurricane Ivan caused at least three fatalities and moderate damage in northern Venezuela. One person died each in Trinidad and Barbados.