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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).
After entering the southern Gulf of Mexico, Hurricane Ivan weakened to Category 4 status by 0600 UTC on September 14. When Ivan entered the Gulf of Mexico, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory ocean-floor pressure sensors detected a freak wave, which was caused by the hurricane.
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.
Shortly thereafter, the depression intensified into Tropical Storm Ivan. [43] However, the National Hurricane Center did not initiate advisories on Ivan until late on October 5. [44] Ivan moved largely in tandem with the upper-level low above it, while its southwest movement was caused by a building ridge to its north. [43]
Ivan was another classic Cabo Verde hurricane fortified by at least three bouts of rapid intensification on its journey into the Gulf of Mexico. Ahead of landfall, hurricane-force winds extended ...
Hurricane Ivan as seen from satellite on October 6. October 6. 0000 UTC (8 p.m. AST October 5) – Tropical Storm Ivan strengthens into a Category 1 hurricane. [14] 1200 UTC (8 a.m. AST) – Hurricane Ivan strengthens into a Category 2 hurricane. [14] October 10. 1800 UTC (2 p.m. AST) – Hurricane Ivan weakens into a Category 1 hurricane. [14 ...
Hurricanes Allen in 1980, Isabel in 2003 and Ivan in 2004 each soared to Category 5 intensity three separate times in their journeys. ... Hurricane Michael barreled into Mexico Beach, Florida, on ...
The 2004 Taylor Energy oil spill is an ongoing spill located in the Gulf of Mexico, around 11 miles (18 km) off the coast of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the result of the destruction of a Taylor Energy oil platform during Hurricane Ivan in 2004. It is the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. [5]