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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).
25 August 1895 - Hurricane Two passed near Grand Cayman as a Category 2 Hurricane. 19–21 October 1895 - Hurricane Five moved near Grand Cayman as a Category 2 Hurricane while moving slowly North then North East near the Island. 4 July 1896 - Hurricane One was first observed Just North of Grand Cayman as a Tropical Storm.
Throughout Jamaica, Hurricane Ivan killed 17 people and left $575 million in damage. Hurricane-force winds affected the entire island, while heavy rainfall triggered mudslides and flooding. [14] The storm destroyed 5,600 houses and damaged another 41,400, and most of the island's utilities were damaged. [1]
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.
In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf Shores, Ala. All told, the storm caused about $27 billion in damage across the United States. Ivan caused several tornados in South ...
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.
Rafael continues to strengthen and is now a Category 2 hurricane closing in on Cuba after lashing the Cayman Islands in the western Caribbean with strong winds and heavy rain Tuesday night.
Pages in category "Hurricanes in the Cayman Islands" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. ... Hurricane Ivan; K. Hurricane Katrina (1981) N.