Ivan weakened rapidly as it moved north and then northeast across Alabama on Thursday. maximum sustained winds at landfall were estimated to be near 130 MPH, with a minimum pressure of 943 millibars. The center of Hurricane Ivan moved on shore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, at around 300 AM on Thursday, Ivan decreased slightly in intensity, to a strong Category 3 storm, It maintainedĪ Category 4 status during the few days proceeding land fall. Ivan gradually turned toward the north as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico on September 14 and 15, 2004. Along its general west-northwest course, Ivan affected Grenada, the Windward Islands, Jamaica, theĬayman Islands, and the western part of Cuba before moving turning to the north and reaching the Gulf of Mexico Ivan reached Category 5 intensity on several Its journey across the central Atlantic into the Caribbean. Ivan had maximum sustained winds of 115 MPH, while located 995 miles east of the Windward Islands.įrom September 7 through September 13, Hurricane Ivan maintained at least category 4 intensity during Ivan strengthened into the fourth major Hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic at 100 PM, Sunday, To 75 MPH, with a minimum pressure of 987 MB. Ivan's maximum sustained winds had increased Sunday, September 5, 2004, 1200 miles east-southeast of the Lesser Antilles.
Ivan became the 5th Hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic season at around 500 AM, Ivan became a Tropical Storm early on Saturday, September 4, 2004, approximately 1600 miles east-southeast of the LesserĪntilles. Tropical Depression Ivan developed late in the afternoon on Thursday, September 2, 2004, 550 miles southwest of the Cape Verde Islands. Several fatalities in North Carolina were directly related to the storm. Severe flooding and damage resulted in many Mountain counties including a major land slide near Franklin in Macon County. There were reports of 7 to 10 inches of rain along the higher terrain with isolated reports in excess of 11 inches. A swath of 3 to 6 inches of rain fell across the North Carolina Mountains associated with Ivan. This was the second strongest wind gust recordedĪt the airport, trailing only the 90 MPH gust on Octoassociated with Hurricane Hazel. This down burst produced significant damage to a terminal and flipped several small planes. A strong down burst, associated with a convective rain band, hit the Raleigh-Durham International Airport producing a wind gust of 79 MPH. One tornado hit Stokesdale in northwestern Guilford County followed by several more touchdowns in Rockingham County, Moore County, and Chatham County. Rain bands associated with Ivan produced several tornadoes over the Piedmont of North Carolina. 6 of the 9 named tropical cyclones have impacted North Carolina. Hurricane Ivan was the 9th named tropical cyclone of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season.
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