Hurricane Ivan - Pensacola, Florida - September 16, 2004

Hurricane Ivan was a classic, long-lived Cape Verde hurricane that reached Category 5 strength three times during its lifespan. Ivan caused tremendous damage as it crossed Grenada, the Cayman Islands and made landfall near the Alabama/Florida border. Maximum sustained winds at landfall in the U.S. are estimated at 120mph with gusts to 140mph, Category Three intensity. At landfall, the storm's minimum central pressure was 946mb (27.94in). This video also includes some behind-the-scenes footage from the National Hurricane Center including clips of my good friends and hurricane forecasters, Lixion Avila, Jack Beven, Max Mayfield (the center's director at that time)... as well as another good friend, Monroe County ex-Civil Defense Director Billy Wagner. Also in the background is Florida Governor, Charlie Crist.

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• Ivan
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[Sideclef]

I have lived in the Pensacola area all my life..I have stayed for each hurricane and this hurricane was alot stronger than whats being said..Hurricane Opal made landfall at a category 3..Opal and Ivan you cant even be compared..I stayed for Ivan and lived in Florida-town where it was reported to be the strongest..Ivan was defiantly not a category 3 at landfall nor a 4 for that matter...Ivan hit the US 2 times I might add..In hindsight, it was an awesome experience and yet the scariest as well...

[johnnyfive22]

It was obviously a category 4 hurricane. There is a cover up.

[veedabestchef]

i have same video clip of hurricane ivan...but it was lost

[mystacall]

Great Video! and I am a fla native! Naples!

[justaman6972]

that structural stuff is rated at 140 mph for 10 seconds,this thing ground on us for 12 hours killed an asspile of folks you'll never hear about too. this storm was a noshitter. anyone who was in it will say so. wheather channel's full of shit man! media liars all...

[whitetiger769]

@gothicgamer0990 ivan was a cat five but the wheather channel dosn't want you to know that

[gothicgamer0990]

And may I add I live in Maryland now, Irene was chicken shit for a category 1 in comparison to Ivan being a 3 or 4.

I miss the days of Ivan, those military issued MREs were tasty as hell. If I could relive Ivan with mom (who's dead now due to COPD) and dad and get those MREs again I would, but it would suck not having power though. Good thing my dad had a generator for our house.

My mom said Ivan was scary as hell, but I wouldn't know cause I slept through it.

[gothicgamer0990]

I slept through Ivan, that's how hard I slept when I was 14. I'm 21 now and wake up every 2 or 3 hours and fall back asleep.

[tutternbubba]

i got hit by the same hurricane and the same year 2004!

[Aubieone]

Ivan was bad news here in Pensacola. It was every bit of 130mph. That was a night I will never forget!

[CrazyColoradan]

I was in Pensacola when this happened. I was scared! im use to hurricanes tho and I kinda miss them now that I live in colorado we dont get hurricanes. I remember a tree smashed into my bedroom window,luckley, We were all in the living room listening to the radio reports. I also remember the weeks without power!