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. Check the National Hurricane Center for their comprehensive summary of Ivan.
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
US Coast Guard photo library (search for Ivan)
US Navy images around Pensacola (search for Ivan)
Montage satellite image of the life of Ivan
Enhanced satellite loop of landfall from NOAA
Pensacola Before and After from NASA space images
Gulf Shores Before and After from NASA space images
Wave simulation damage to bridge video
Ivan's life seen 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 put together a comprehensive Ivan DVD
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