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Hurricane Ivan

Sep 2, 2004 to Sep 24, 2004Peak 167 mph910 mb

Hurricane Ivan passed within 50 miles of 35 counties in 4 states. It was strongest near Plaquemines Parish, LA, as a Category 3 on September 16, 2004.

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Watch how it happened

Hurricane Ivan · 2004

How it happened

Follow the storm’s path, strength and milestones.

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From space

Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004, about 11 hours before landfall in Baldwin County, AL.

Hurricane Ivan on September 15, 2004, about 11 hours before landfall in Baldwin County, AL.
True-colour image from MODIS, aboard NASA’s Aqua satellite, with the gaps between its orbits filled from Terra, on its early-afternoon pass, around 19:22 UTC. Imagery: NASA Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Observing System Data and Information System.

The storm

Peak strength
Category 5
167 mph, 145 kt
Lowest pressure
910 mb
Over the whole track
Counties within 50 miles
35
AL, FL, LA, MS
Counties within 100 miles
79
AL, FL, LA, MS
Strongest near the U.S.
Category 3
Plaquemines Parish, LA, 52.0 mi, Sep 16, 2004
Landfalls recorded
2
Anywhere on the track

Every county it passed

Closest approach to each county boundary, with the storm’s strength at that moment.

Counties within 100 miles
Wilcox CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Monroe CountyAL0.0Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Clarke CountyAL0.0Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Baldwin CountyAL0.0Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Perry CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Bibb CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Shelby CountyAL0.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Marengo CountyAL1.3Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Dallas CountyAL1.5Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Chilton CountyAL6.7Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Hale CountyAL7.4Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Mobile CountyAL8.7Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Escambia CountyAL9.0Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Tuscaloosa CountyAL9.5Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Escambia CountyFL9.7Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Washington CountyAL11.3Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Conecuh CountyAL18.6Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Autauga CountyAL19.6Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Greene CountyAL20.6Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Vermilion ParishLA23.1Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
Coosa CountyAL25.5Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Sumter CountyAL25.8Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Choctaw CountyAL27.0Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Santa Rosa CountyFL28.1Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Jackson CountyMS30.9Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Lowndes CountyAL32.3Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
George CountyMS35.5Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Butler CountyAL36.6Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Greene CountyMS38.6Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Fayette CountyAL39.5Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Elmore CountyAL41.6Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Wayne CountyMS44.3Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Iberia ParishLA44.3Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
Pickens CountyAL45.4Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Tallapoosa CountyAL49.5Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Montgomery CountyAL50.4Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
St. Bernard ParishLA51.7Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Plaquemines ParishLA52.0Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Clarke CountyMS52.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Lauderdale CountyMS54.8Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Covington CountyAL55.4Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Harrison CountyMS55.8Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Terrebonne ParishLA56.1Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
St. Mary ParishLA57.2Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
Kemper CountyMS57.6Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Okaloosa CountyFL57.6Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Perry CountyMS62.1Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Noxubee CountyMS62.6Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Crenshaw CountyAL62.7Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Stone CountyMS62.9Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Lamar CountyAL63.1Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Macon CountyAL72.0Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Lowndes CountyMS72.8Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Jones CountyMS73.4Category 1Sep 16, 2004
St. Martin ParishLA74.8Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
Jasper CountyMS76.0Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Pike CountyAL77.5Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Lee CountyAL78.9Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Bullock CountyAL79.3Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Forrest CountyMS79.7Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Walton CountyFL80.8Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Newton CountyMS82.1Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Assumption ParishLA82.8Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
Coffee CountyAL84.3Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Hancock CountyMS85.4Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Monroe CountyMS85.4Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Lafourche ParishLA86.7Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
Winston CountyMS87.2Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Neshoba CountyMS87.3Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Clay CountyMS89.3Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Pearl River CountyMS89.3Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Geneva CountyAL90.1Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Oktibbeha CountyMS91.2Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
Lamar CountyMS93.2Category 2Sep 16, 2004
Iberville ParishLA93.5Tropical stormSep 23, 2004
Itawamba CountyMS94.8Tropical stormSep 16, 2004
St. Tammany ParishLA97.9Category 3Sep 16, 2004
Smith CountyMS99.1Category 1Sep 16, 2004
Covington CountyMS99.7Category 1Sep 16, 2004

Distances are measured from hourly positions interpolated between the National Hurricane Center’s six-hourly fixes to each county boundary. Strength is shown only where the storm was still tropical. Methodology.

National Hurricane Center HURDAT2. Storm totals cover the Atlantic and Northeast and Central Pacific basins.