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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).
On Cayman Brac to the northeast of Grand Cayman, Ivan produced wind gusts of 67 mph (108 km/h) and 4.92 in (125 mm) of rainfall. [ 1 ] During the storm, meteorologists from Jamaica used satellite telephones to take over issuing warnings for the Cayman Islands, after the archipelago was severely damaged.
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.
The storm also caused damage in Jamaica and the Cayman Is. Two men walk past a building destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in Orange Beach, Ala., Friday, Sept. 17, 2004. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) On Sept ...
The storm surge from the hurricane flooded all of the island of Grand Cayman. [1] After its eyewall became re-established Ivan attained Category 5 status for a third time early on September 13. Shortly thereafter, a trough created a weakness in the ridge to its north, causing the hurricane to turn to the northwest.
It caused $30 billion in damage and more than 40 deaths. It was the costliest natural disaster in the history of the U.S. at the time. When the 1992 hurricane season ended, the name Andrew was ...
Hurricane Helene hit Florida's Big Bend as a powerful Category 4 storm with 140 mph winds. At least 3 million homes in 5 states lost power during the storm, which has weakened to a Category 1.
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.