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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).
As the hurricane approached the southern Lesser Antilles, more watches were issued, and by 24 hours prior to Ivan passing through the island chain a hurricane warning was in effect for Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Tobago, and Grenada, and a tropical storm warning was in effect for Trinidad. With the path of Ivan more ...
On September 8, Hurricane Ivan crossed Grenada into the eastern Caribbean Sea. It vacillated in intensity, ultimately reaching peak winds of 165 mph (266 km/h), which is a Category 5 on the Saffir-Simpson scale.
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.
The cyclone gradually intensified until September 5, when it underwent rapid deepening and reached Category 4 status on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale; at the time Ivan was the southernmost major North Atlantic hurricane on record. Ivan quickly weakened due to dry air, but it gradually reorganized, passing just south of Grenada as a major ...
It crashed into Alabama in the inky darkness of 2 a.m. on Sept. 16 as a Category 3 hurricane. Ivan’s storm surge reached 10 to 15 feet from Destin, Florida to Mobile Bay. Perdido Key was leveled.
CCRIF said Beryl was "very reminiscent" of 2004's Hurricane Ivan, which caused the United States some $20 billion in damages and $6 billion in the Caribbean, costing both Grenada and the Cayman ...
Pages in category "Hurricanes in Grenada" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the Lesser Antilles and South ...