Florida Hurricanes in 2004 The year 2004 was a rough one for Florida with four hurricanes and a tropical storm plaguing the Sunshine State. It was the deadliest hurricane in the Atlantic basin since Mitch in 1998It was the tenth named storm the seventh hurricane and the fifth major hurricane of the season as well as the third hurricane and fourth named storm of the season to make landfall in Florida.

Hurricanes 2004

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2004 hurricane in florida. 1995 1996. The 2004 hurricane season in central Florida was one for the record booksHurricane CharleyIt started with Hurricane Charley when its made landfall on the southwest coast of Florida on Aug. The wave moved rapidly across the Atlantic Ocean and developed steadily.

It officially began on June 1 2004 and ended on November 30 although storm activity continued into December. Hurricane Jeanne was a Category 3 hurricane that struck the Caribbean and the Eastern United States in September 2004. With six hurricanes reaching at least Category 3 intensity 2004 also had the most major hurricanes since 1996 a record which would be surpassed in 2005.

As Florida residents lined the aisles of home-repair businesses grocery stores and gas stations storm after storm pounded the Sunshine State in 2004. Central Floridians will never forget 2004 when hurricanes Charley Frances and Jeanne roared through the region in a six-week period. The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season was notable as one of the deadliest and most costly Atlantic hurricane seasons on record.

2004 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Charley developed from a tropical wave that moved off the coast of Africa on August 4 2004. 2004 Hurricane Recovery Plan for Floridas Beach and Dune System Introduction Purpose During the 2004 hurricane season one tropical storm and four major hurricanes made landfall along Floridas coastline.

Hurricane Ivan spared the area but devastated the Panhandle. The National Hurricane Centers Tropical Cyclone Reports contain comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone including synoptic history meteorological statistics casualties and damages and the post-analysis best track. At the time a Florida PACE program gave homeowners money to better secure their homes installing storm-impact.

Then Frances pounded Martin and Palm Beach counties. Nearly all of the states sandy beach shoreline has been affected. In 2004 Hurricane Charley was the first hurricane to hit Florida in the highly active 2004 Atlantic season.

A Pensacola Beach resident taped windows in advance of Hurricane Ivan in 2004. The last of the 2004 storms. To give us a run-down on all the storms that brushed Florida -- where they started what paths did they take and so on -- Im pleased to present the following article by Bruce Supranowicz.

For six weeks Florida reeled under the assault of four hurricanes. The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1 2004. BP--When the eye of Hurricane Charley bore down on the home of Pastor Ken Galloway last August the storm knocked down his brick fence and smashed the chimney onto the roof tearing holes through the shingles ceiling and sheetrock.

13 2004 with 150-mph winds. This timeline documents tropical cyclone formations strengthening weakening landfalls extratropical transitions as well as dissipations. The ten year period of good luck ended though within the first several weeks of August 2004 as Charley the first of four hurricanes to impact Florida and one of five hurricanes to affect the coast of the United States roared ashore near Punta Gorda Florida as a Category Four Hurricane.

Most noticeably the hurricanes of 2004 and then again in 2005 when two more major storms hit Florida led to havoc in the states insurance industry with policies canceled and rates skyrocketing. Satellite and radar images of the four hurricanes that hit Florida in 2004 NOAA Download Image Florida experienced four unique storms in 2004 and though the names Charley Frances Ivan and Jeanne were retired by the World Meteorological Organization and will never be used again the threats posed by each of those storms are still a factor today. First Charley struck Port Charlotte Aug.

THE FLORIDA HOUSING COALITION Page 21 Lessons from Florida 2004 with Hurricanes Charley Frances Jeanne What two NeighborWorks organizations in Florida learned in 2004 when strong hurricanes battered their communities may help others respond to major disasters in the future. In a previous issue of Florida Focus we presented the results of a survey designed to assess the impact of those hurricanes at the state level. By Steven Mainster South Central Florida Thoughtful Goals Strong.

It was the first time four hurricanes hit. Hurricane Charley was the first of four hurricanes to infamously impact Florida within six weeks during the highly active 2004 hurricane season. Those results provided a useful statewide overview but provided no information on the impact of the hurricanes on local areas in Florida.

These dates usually mark the beginning an the end of the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basinHowever the 2004 season went past these actual limits slightly. The Department has proposed this hurricane recovery plan to address. Four named storms struck the Sunshine State that year.

Florida was struck by four devastating hurricanes in 2004. It lasted until November 30. Florida was directly impacted by four major hurricanes during the season Hurricane Charley Frances Ivan and Jeanne.