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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 ...
At 150am on 16 September 2004, powerful Hurricane Ivan made landfall just west of Gulf Shores, AL as a Category 3 Hurricane. View of the northern eyewall making landfall.
Over a decade ago, one of the country’s most deadly and destructive tropical systems set its sights on the U.S. Gulf Coast. And, in the early morning hours of September 16, 2004, Hurricane Ivan made its first landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama, with sustained winds of over 120 mph.
This animation shows the track and intensity of Hurricane Ivan from September 2, 2004 through September 23, 2004.
Hurricane Ivan (Landfall: Sept. 16, 2004) While not a direct landfall on the Sunshine State, the worst of what Hurricane Ivan produced occurred throughout the western Panhandle. The cyclone developed off the coast of Africa before making the long trek through the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, finally making landfall around Gulf Shores, Alabama.
The meteorological history of Hurricane Ivan, the longest tracked tropical cyclone of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, lasted from late August through late September. The hurricane developed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 31.
On Sept. 2, 2004, a tropical depression formed off the coast of Africa. Just three days later, it was a major hurricane on a path that would lead to multiple landfalls in the United States....
Ivan was a classical, long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that reached Category 5 strength three times on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale (SSHS). It was also the strongest hurricane on record that far south east of the Lesser Antilles. Ivan caused considerable damage and loss of life as it passed through the Caribbean Sea. a.
Hurricane Ivan was a Cape Verde-type hurricane type hurricane that originated from a tropical wave moving off the west coast of Africa on August 31, 2004. Favorable conditions allowed the system to develop deep convection and become a tropical depression on 2 September.
Hurricane Ivan made landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama at 210 am CDT on Thursday September 16, 2004. At landfall, Hurricane Ivan's strength was estimated around 130 mph, which would be a high end category three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.