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 Hurricane Ivan nearing landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama | |
| Category 3 major hurricane | |
|---|---|
| 1-minute sustained (SSHWS/NWS) | |
| Highest winds | 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| Lowest pressure | 943 mbar (hPa); 27.85 inHg |
| Overall effects | |
| Fatalities | None reported |
| Damage | $18.8 billion (2004 USD) |
| Areas affected | Alabama |
Part of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season | |
The effects of Hurricane Ivan caused major damage to Alabama, along with the oil industry in both Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico. Ivan started out as a tropical depression off the coast of Africa before rapidly intensifying into a Category 4 hurricane.[1] The storm hit the Leeward Islands, particularly affecting Grenada while doing so. Then, the storm began flickering between Category 4 and 5 strength, while passing closely to both Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, before moving into the Gulf of Mexico.[2] On September 16, it made landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (190 km/h). After landfall, it moved across multiple states before moving off the coast near Virginia, striking south Florida as a post-tropical depression, and then finally hitting southwest Louisiana as a tropical depression and later dissipating.[3]
Ivan caused no fatalities in Alabama, but inflicted around $18.82 billion in damage, mostly in Baldwin County. It was the costliest hurricane in Alabama history, and the tenth most damaging American hurricane of all time.[4]
- ^ "This Month in Climate History: Hurricane Ivan 2004 | National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) formerly known as National Climatic Data Center (NCDC)". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ "Hurricane Ivan Remembered - Cayman Islands". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
- ^ Stewart, Stacy R. (December 16, 2004). "Tropical Cyclone Report – Hurricane Ivan" (PDF). NHC. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ https://www.al.com/news/erry-2018/09/338f6e161d3228/remembering-hurricane-ivan-14.html#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20National%20Weather%20Service%20damage%20from%20Hurricane%20Ivan,were%20estimated%20at%20%2418.82%20billion.