how bad was hurricane ivan
Hurricane Ivan's Impact on the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Ivan was a high category 3 at landfall with winds between 120 and 130 mph. It made landfall around 1 am on Thursday, September 16, 2004 along the Fort Morgan Peninsula, near Gulf Shores. Ivan was the strongest Hurricane from Baldwin to Santa Rosa Counties in more than 100 years. 160 miles inland, near Demopolis, AL, a wind gust near 90 mph was recorded.
The words were also a fitting summary of how the Birmingham area coped with Hurricane Ivan, which toppled trees, flooded neighborhoods and apartments, and left more than 220,000 homes and businesses without power. Memories of the storm have largely been overshadowed by the tornadoes of April 27, 2011.