Hurricane Ivan made landfall on Grenada and devastated at least 85 percent of buildings on the island.

Hurricane Ivan

Category 5 Atlantic hurricane in 2004

Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, and devastating tropical cyclone that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States. The ninth named storm, the sixth hurricane, and the fourth major hurricane of the active 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, Ivan formed in…

Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the Lesser Antilles and South America

In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan caused significant effects in the Lesser Antilles and South America, including 44 deaths and over $1 billion in damage (2004 USD), primarily in Grenada where it was considered the worst hurricane in nearly 50 years. Hurricane Ivan developed from…