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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 (RealPlayer
Needed to View)
Hurricane
Ivan radar & satellite loops
Pensacola
Beach aerials
Grand
Lagoon aerials
Alabama
and Florida coastal aerials #1
Alabama
and Florida coastal aerials #2
WKRG
Viewer photo slideshow
Professional
photo slideshow
Gulf
Sate Park aftermath photos
Town of Dauphin
Island photos
USGS coastal
aerial photos
US Coast Guard photo
library (search for Ivan)
US
Navy images around Pensacola (search for Ivan)
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
More Image links
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.
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