Historical Hurricane Ivan
Historical Hurricane Ivan 2004
The one characteristic that made Hurricane Ivan different from any other regular hurricane was that it became a category 5 three times during its life. Ivan first started as a tropical wave just off of Africa's West Coast. On September 2nd, 1800 UTC Ivan became a tropical depression. Just 12 hours later on September 3, Ivan went from a tropical depression to a tropical storm. It was beginning to gain strength at a steady rate. It continue to move to the west through the Atlantic Ocean. By September 5, at 0600 UTC, the tropical storm was not considered a category 1 hurricane. Ivan gained a lot of strength during the next 18 hours. “Satellite intensity estimates suggest that the intensity increased 50 knots”. Ivan then later reached its first pick intensity and about 115 knots. It also lost …show more content…
Approaching the Windward Islands, Hurricane Ivan reach category 3 with an eye diameter of about 10 nautical miles with winds from 127 to 150 knots. The hurricane lost intensity after passing through Granada. On September 8th around 1800 UTC, it intensified rapidly once again. At this point Ivan reached its second peak of 140 knots and 12 hours later, reached category 5. Its motion then decreased about 14 to 15 knots while making its way through the Caribbean Sea to Jamaica. After passing south of Jamaica, it was considered to be a category 4 hurricane which means it was once again losing strength. On that same day September 11th, Ivan “…began [to move] west-northwestward away from Jamaica.” It rapidly became a category 5 for the second time with winds around 145 knots. However, this only lasted about six hours before weakening back to category 4 by September 12th. This also did not last long. Ivan re-strengthened to category 5 for the third and final time. Its location now was about 80 nautical miles west of Grand Cayman. The storms away most of the island with its strong
The one characteristic that made Hurricane Ivan different from any other regular hurricane was that it became a category 5 three times during its life. Ivan first started as a tropical wave just off of Africa's West Coast. On September 2nd, 1800 UTC Ivan became a tropical depression. Just 12 hours later on September 3, Ivan went from a tropical depression to a tropical storm. It was beginning to gain strength at a steady rate. It continue to move to the west through the Atlantic Ocean. By September 5, at 0600 UTC, the tropical storm was not considered a category 1 hurricane. Ivan gained a lot of strength during the next 18 hours. “Satellite intensity estimates suggest that the intensity increased 50 knots”. Ivan then later reached its first pick intensity and about 115 knots. It also lost …show more content…
Approaching the Windward Islands, Hurricane Ivan reach category 3 with an eye diameter of about 10 nautical miles with winds from 127 to 150 knots. The hurricane lost intensity after passing through Granada. On September 8th around 1800 UTC, it intensified rapidly once again. At this point Ivan reached its second peak of 140 knots and 12 hours later, reached category 5. Its motion then decreased about 14 to 15 knots while making its way through the Caribbean Sea to Jamaica. After passing south of Jamaica, it was considered to be a category 4 hurricane which means it was once again losing strength. On that same day September 11th, Ivan “…began [to move] west-northwestward away from Jamaica.” It rapidly became a category 5 for the second time with winds around 145 knots. However, this only lasted about six hours before weakening back to category 4 by September 12th. This also did not last long. Ivan re-strengthened to category 5 for the third and final time. Its location now was about 80 nautical miles west of Grand Cayman. The storms away most of the island with its strong