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Hurricane
Ivan was the worst storm to strike the central Gulf Coast in 25 years.
It made landfall around 1 am on Thursday, September 16, 2004 along the
Fort Morgan Peninsula. The eye traveled northward through Alabama's
Baldwin County, then along the Alabama River into central Alabama. The
worst damage was along the Gulf coastline of Baldwin County and Escambia
County, Florida but damage was extensive from wind and tornadoes in communities
such as Atmore Alabama, and others as far as 100 miles inland.
News 5 was on duty through the entire event. We had a wind gust to 78 mph and rainfall of over 1 foot. We lost power but kept broadcasting using a generator.
The Mobile National Weather Service office has an extensive summary of the events surrounding Hurricane Ivan's landfall.
FEMA has compiled an extensive set of images showing how bad the surge flooding was. Check out FEMA's Ivan Flood Recovery Maps.
Video & Image Links
WKRG
Viewer photo slideshow
US Coast Guard photo
library (search for Ivan)
US
Navy images around Pensacola (search for Ivan)
Desktop
wallpaper of Ivan from NASA & NOAA.
Montage
satellite image of the life of Ivan.
Enhanced
satellite loop of landfall from NOAA.
Pensacola
Before and After from NASA space images.
Wave
simulation damage to bridge video
Gulf
Shores Before and After from NASA space images.
The National Ocean Service has aerials
of all coasts before Ivan.
The USGS has more dramatic
before and after pictures.
The meteorology department at the University of South Alabama has put
together a comprehensive Ivan DVD. Proceeds from sales go toward meteorology
scholarships.Click
here for information
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