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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).
In July 2005, Cuba weathered Hurricane Dennis and in September 2004 Hurricane Ivan – two of the most powerful storms to strike the Caribbean in the last decades. [1] In the case of Dennis, just 10 people died amid massive damage to island, [2] while Ivan claimed not a single victim. [3]
August 24, 2011 - High surf and the outer rainbands of Hurricane Irene affected eastern Cuba while the hurricane was moving through the Bahamas. [77] [78] August 25, 2012 - Tropical Storm Isaac struck eastern Cuba near Guantánamo, and proceeded to move along much of the country's northern coast. Rainfall in the country reached 14.01 in (356 mm ...
Throughout Cuba, Hurricane Ivan left $1.223 billion in damage, but no deaths. The storm caused widespread damage to crops, power systems, and homes. In Santiago de Cuba in the eastern portion of the country, heavy rainfall caused landslides. [14] In western Pinar del Río Province, Ivan's strong winds shredded the roofs of several homes.
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.
It crossed Cuba in only 90 minutes, reaching Cayo Costa in Lee County on Friday, Aug. 13 with 150-mph winds. ... Ivan was another classic Cabo Verde hurricane fortified by at least three bouts of ...
Although curving northwestward, Ivan brushed western Cuba as a Category 5 hurricane on September 14. [25] Shortly after moving to the west of Cuba on September 14, Ivan entered the Gulf of Mexico. Over the next two days, the storm gradually weakened while tracking north-northwestward and northward.
Which brings us to Hurricane Ivan. Though subject to considerable error, long-range forecasts are consistently suggesting that Ivan will strike Jamaica on Friday and Cuba on Sunday as a vicious ...