11 Facts About Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, Cape Verde hurricane that caused widespread damage in the Caribbean and United States.

When Ivan entered the Gulf of Mexico, U S Naval Research Laboratory ocean-floor pressure sensors detected a freak wave, which was caused by the hurricane.

Just before it made landfall in the United States, Hurricane Ivan's eyewall weakened considerably, and its southwestern portion almost disappeared.

Hurricane Ivan weakened rapidly that evening and became a tropical depression on the same day, still over Alabama.

Later that day, the remnant low of Ivan drifted off the U S mid-Atlantic coast into the Atlantic Ocean, and the low-pressure disturbance continued to dump rain on the United States.

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The tornado outbreak associated with Hurricane Ivan spawned 127 tornadoes, more than any other tropical cyclone worldwide.

Hurricane Ivan was considered a particular threat to the New Orleans area because dangers of catastrophic flooding.

High waves from Hurricane Ivan caused light damage to southwestern Martinique and Guadeloupe, and gale-force winds buffeted Dominica.

Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane to hit Alabama since Hurricane Frederic in 1979, which was a category 4.

Hurricane Ivan then moved into the Wheeling, West Virginia and Pittsburgh area, causing major flooding and gusty winds.

Hurricane Ivan is suspected of bringing spores of soybean rust from Venezuela into the United States, the first ever occurrences of soybean rust found in North America.