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The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season
2004 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2004, and lasted until November 30, 2004. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin....
 was notable as one of the deadliest and most costly Atlantic hurricane seasons on record. It officially began on June 1, 2004 and ended on November 30, although storm activity continued into December. This timeline documents tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm characterized by a large low pressure system center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain....
 formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls
Landfall (meteorology)

Landfall is the event of a tropical cyclone or a waterspout coming onto land after being over water. When a waterspout makes landfall it is reclassified as a tornado, which can then cause damage inland....
, extratropical transitions
Extratropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are a group of cyclones defined as Synoptic scale meteorology Low pressure area weather systems that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth having neither tropical cyclone nor polar cyclone characteristics, and are connected with Surface weath...
, as well as dissipations. The timeline includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of National Weather Service's Tropical Prediction Center responsible for tracking and predicting the likely behavior of tropical depressions, tropical storms and tropical cyclone....
, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included.

This season had 16 tropical depressions, 15 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, i.e. those that rank as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes....
.






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The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season
2004 Atlantic hurricane season

The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2004, and lasted until November 30, 2004. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin....
 was notable as one of the deadliest and most costly Atlantic hurricane seasons on record. It officially began on June 1, 2004 and ended on November 30, although storm activity continued into December. This timeline documents tropical cyclone
Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a storm characterized by a large low pressure system center and numerous thunderstorms that produce strong winds and flooding rain....
 formations, strengthening, weakening, landfalls
Landfall (meteorology)

Landfall is the event of a tropical cyclone or a waterspout coming onto land after being over water. When a waterspout makes landfall it is reclassified as a tornado, which can then cause damage inland....
, extratropical transitions
Extratropical cyclone

Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are a group of cyclones defined as Synoptic scale meteorology Low pressure area weather systems that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth having neither tropical cyclone nor polar cyclone characteristics, and are connected with Surface weath...
, as well as dissipations. The timeline includes information which was not operationally released, meaning that information from post-storm reviews by the National Hurricane Center
National Hurricane Center

The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of National Weather Service's Tropical Prediction Center responsible for tracking and predicting the likely behavior of tropical depressions, tropical storms and tropical cyclone....
, such as information on a storm that was not operationally warned upon, has been included.

This season had 16 tropical depressions, 15 named storms, 9 hurricanes, and 6 major hurricanes, i.e. those that rank as Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes....
. The most noteworthy storms for the season were the five named storms that made landfall in the U.S. state
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
s of Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 and Alabama
Alabama

Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States of the United States of America. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west....
, three of them with at least 115 mph (185 km/h) sustained winds (major hurricane
Tropical cyclone scales

Tropical Cyclone are officially ranked on one of several tropical cyclone scales according to their maximum sustained winds and in what tropical cyclone basins they are located....
 strength): Tropical Storm Bonnie
Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004)

Tropical Storm Bonnie was a small Tropical cyclone#Intensity classifications that made landfall on Florida in August 2004. Bonnie, the second storm of the season, developed from a tropical wave on August 3 to the east of the Lesser Antilles....
, Charley
Hurricane Charley

Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15, and at its peak intensity it attained 150 miles per hour winds, making it a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale....
, Frances
Hurricane Frances

Hurricane Frances was the sixth named tropical cyclone, the fourth tropical cyclone, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
, Ivan
Hurricane Ivan

Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was often dubbed in the media as Ivan the Terrible. The cyclone formed as a Cape Verde-type hurricane in early September and became the ninth named storm, the sixth tropical cyclone, and the fourth major hurricane of the year....
, and Jeanne
Hurricane Jeanne

Hurricane Jeanne was the tenth named tropical cyclone, the seventh tropical cyclone, and the fifth major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
. This is the only time in recorded history that four hurricanes affected the U.S. State
U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 state of the United States that share sovereignty with the federal government of the United States . Because of this shared sovereignty, an United States is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of Domicile ....
 of Florida
Florida

Florida is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the northeast....
 although one of the four, Ivan, brought hurricane force winds to the state without making a landfall there.

Timeline of storms


June and July

June 1
  • The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins.


July 31
  • 2 p.m. EDT
    Eastern Daylight Time

    Eastern Daylight Time may refers to* Eastern Daylight Time , UTC-4.* Australian Eastern Daylight Time, UTC+11....
     (1800 UTC
    Coordinated Universal Time

    Coordinated Universal Time is a time standard based on International Atomic Time with leap seconds added at irregular intervals to compensate for the Earth's slowing rotation....
    ) – Tropical Depression One forms 200 miles (325 km)The figures for maximum sustained wind
    Maximum sustained wind

    The maximum sustained winds associated with a tropical cyclone are a common indicator of the intensity of the storm. Within a mature tropical cyclone, they are found within the eyewall at a distance defined as the radius of maximum wind, or RMW....
    s and position estimates are rounded to the nearest 5 units (knots
    Knot (speed)

    The knot is a unit of speed equal to one nautical mile per hour. Its kn abbreviation is preferred by American and Canadian maritime authorities, and by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; however, the kt and kts abbreviations also are used....
    , miles, or kilometers
    Kilometre

    The kilometre , symbol km is a Units of measurement of length in the metric system, equal to one thousand metres.Slang terms for kilometre include click and kay ....
    ), following the convention used in the National Hurricane Center
    National Hurricane Center

    The National Hurricane Center , located at Florida International University in Miami, Florida, is the division of National Weather Service's Tropical Prediction Center responsible for tracking and predicting the likely behavior of tropical depressions, tropical storms and tropical cyclone....
    's for each storm. All other units are rounded to the nearest digit.     east of Jacksonville, Florida
    Jacksonville, Florida

    Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County, Florida. Since 1968, as a result of the Consolidated city-county of the city and county government , Jacksonville has been the List of United States cities by area city in land area in the continental United States....
    .

August

Hurricane Alex2 2004
August 1
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression One strengthens into Tropical Storm Alex.


August 3
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Alex strengthens into Hurricane Alex
    Hurricane Alex (2004)

    Hurricane Alex was the first named tropical cyclone, the first tropical cyclone, and the first major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
    .
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Alex reaches Category 2 strength.
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two forms near the Lesser Antilles
    Lesser Antilles

    The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees, are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Greater Antilles form the West Indies....
    , 415 miles (665 km) east of the Lesser Antilles
    Lesser Antilles

    The Lesser Antilles, also known as the Caribbees, are part of the Antilles, which together with the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands, and Greater Antilles form the West Indies....
    .
  • 1 p.m. EDT (1700 UTC) – Hurricane Alex skirts the Outer Banks
    Outer Banks

    The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States....
     of North Carolina
    North Carolina

    North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
     but does not make landfall.


August 4
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two degenerates into a tropical wave in the eastern Caribbean Sea
    Caribbean Sea

    The Caribbean Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean situated in the mid-latitudes of the Western Hemisphere, bounded to the south and west by the Americas, with the North Atlantic Ocean proper to the northeast and the Gulf of Mexico to the northwest....
    .
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 5) – Hurricane Alex reaches Category 3 strength. The storm is centered 445 miles (715 km) southwest of Halifax, Nova Scotia, the second furthest north a hurricane has reached this strength.


August 6
  • 8 a.m. AST
    UTC-4

    UTC-4 is the time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during daylight saving time , in the Caribbean region this is considered as the Eastern Caribbean timezone....
     (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Alex weakens into a tropical storm.
  • 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two regenerates in the Yucatan Channel
    Yucatán Channel

    The Yucat?n Channel is a strait between Mexico and Cuba. It connects the Caribbean Sea with the Gulf of Mexico.See also*List of straits...
    .
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Alex becomes extratropical
    Extratropical cyclone

    Extratropical cyclones, sometimes called mid-latitude cyclones or wave cyclones, are a group of cyclones defined as Synoptic scale meteorology Low pressure area weather systems that occur in the middle latitudes of the Earth having neither tropical cyclone nor polar cyclone characteristics, and are connected with Surface weath...
     east of Newfoundland.


August 9
  • 8 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Three forms near the Windward Islands
    Windward Islands

    The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles....
    , 115 miles (80 km) south-southeast of Barbados
    Barbados

    Barbados , situated just east of the Caribbean Sea, is an independent Continental Island-island nation in the western Atlantic Ocean. Located at roughly 13? North of the equator and 59? West of the prime meridian, it is considered a part of the Lesser Antilles....
    .
  • 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Two strengthens into Tropical Storm Bonnie
    Tropical Storm Bonnie (2004)

    Tropical Storm Bonnie was a small Tropical cyclone#Intensity classifications that made landfall on Florida in August 2004. Bonnie, the second storm of the season, developed from a tropical wave on August 3 to the east of the Lesser Antilles....
     in the southern Gulf of Mexico
    Gulf of Mexico

    The Gulf of Mexico is the ninth largest body of water in the world. Considered a smaller part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is an oceanic basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba....
    .


August 10
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Three strengthens into Tropical Storm Charley.


August 11
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Charley strengthens into Hurricane Charley
    Hurricane Charley

    Hurricane Charley was the third named storm, the second hurricane, and the second major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Charley lasted from August 9 to August 15, and at its peak intensity it attained 150 miles per hour winds, making it a strong Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale....
    .
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 12) – Hurricane Charley skirts the southern coast of Jamaica
    Jamaica

    Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
    .


August 12
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Charley passes between Grand Cayman
    Grand Cayman

    Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands at about 196 km? and contains the capital George Town, Cayman Islands. Towns on the island are referred to as "districts"....
     and Little Cayman
    Little Cayman

    Little Cayman is the smallest of the three Cayman Islands, both in area and population. It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about northeast of Grand Cayman and five miles west of Cayman Brac....
    .
  • 10 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bonnie makes landfall near Apalachicola, Florida
    Apalachicola, Florida

    Apalachicola is a city in Franklin County, Florida, Florida on US 98 about 80 miles southwest of Tallahassee. The population was 2,334 at the 2000 census....
     with winds.
  • 11 a.m. EDT (1500 UTC) – Hurricane Charley reaches Category 2 intensity.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Bonnie weakens into a tropical depression.


August 13
Hurr Charley Radar 2004 08 13 20 47 Utc
:*12:30 a.m. EDT (0430 UTC) – Hurricane Charley makes its first landfall in Cuba
Cuba

The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
 as a Category 3 storm with winds, but weakening back down to Category 2 as it leaves the island just west of Havana
Havana

Havana is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city is one of the 14 Provinces of Cuba. The city/province has 2.1 million inhabitants, and the urban area over 3.5 million, making Havana the largest city in both Cuba and the Caribbean....
.
  • 8 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Four forms 240 miles (390 km) south-southeast of Cape Verde
    Cape Verde

    The Republic of Cape Verde , is an archipelago nation located in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa....
    .
  • 10 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC) – Hurricane Charley reaches Category 3 intensity again.
  • 1 p.m. EDT (1700 UTC) – Hurricane Charley reaches Category 4 intensity.
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five forms 1,150 miles (1,850 km) east of the Windward Islands.
  • 3:45 p.m. EDT (1945 UTC) – Hurricane Charley makes its second landfall just West of Fort Myers, Florida
    Fort Myers, Florida

    Fort Myers is the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, Florida, United States. Its population was 48,208 in the United States Census 2000....
     with winds.
  • 4:45 p.m. EDT (2045 UTC) – Hurricane Charley makes its third landfall at Punta Gorda, Florida
    Punta Gorda, Florida

    Punta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762....
     with winds.
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 14) – Tropical Depression Bonnie degenerates into a remnant low.
  • 8 p.m. AST (0000 UTC, August 14) – Tropical Depression Four strengthens into Tropical Storm Danielle.
  • 10:30 EDT (0130 UTC, August 14) – Hurricane Charley crosses central Florida, passing near Orlando
    Orlando, Florida

    Orlando is a major city in Central Florida, United States and is the county seat of Orange County, Florida, Florida. It is also the principal city of Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area....
    .
  • 11:30 p.m. EDT (0330 UTC, August 14) – Hurricane Charley exits Florida near Daytona Beach
    Daytona Beach, Florida

    Daytona Beach is a city in Volusia County, Florida, Florida, United States. According to 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, the city has a population of 64,421....
    .


August 14
  • 10 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC) – Hurricane Charley makes a fourth landfall near Cape Romain, South Carolina
    South Carolina

    South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
     with winds and moves back offshore.
  • 12 p.m. EDT (1600 UTC) – Hurricane Charley makes a fifth landfall near North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
    North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

    North Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. It was created in 1968 from four existing municipalities north of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and serves as one of the primary Tourism towns along the Grand Strand....
     with .
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Charley weakens into a tropical storm.
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Five strengthens into Tropical Storm Earl
    Tropical Storm Earl (2004)

    Tropical Storm Earl was the fifth tropical cyclone of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was a short-lived storm in mid-August 2004 that formed near the Windward Islands and remained weak throughout its short lifespan....
    .
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 15) – Tropical Storm Charley becomes extratropical over South Carolina.
  • 8 p.m. AST (0000 UTC, August 15) – Tropical Storm Danielle strengthens into Hurricane Danielle
    Hurricane Danielle (2004)

    Hurricane Danielle was the first of several Cape Verde-type hurricane to form during the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. Danielle was the fourth tropical cyclone and third hurricane of the season....
    .


August 15
  • 10 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC) – Tropical Storm Earl passes just south of Grenada
    Grenada

    Grenada is an island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines....
     and enters the Caribbean.
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Danielle reaches Category 2 intensity.
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 16) – Tropical Storm Earl degenerates into a tropical wave.


August 18
  • 8 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Danielle weakens into a tropical storm.


August 20
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Danielle weakens into a tropical depression.


August 21
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Danielle dissipates into a broad area of low-pressure.


August 24
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 25) – Tropical Depression Six forms 750 miles (1,200 km) west-southwest of Cape Verde.


August 25
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Six strengthens into Tropical Storm Frances.


August 26
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Frances strengthens into Hurricane Frances
    Hurricane Frances

    Hurricane Frances was the sixth named tropical cyclone, the fourth tropical cyclone, and the third major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
    .


August 27
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Frances reaches Category 2 strength.
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Seven forms 130 miles (215 km) east-southeast of Charleston, South Carolina
    Charleston, South Carolina

    Charleston is a city in Charleston County, South Carolina in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the largest city and county seat of Charleston County....
    .
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Frances reaches Category 3 strength.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – A tropical depression forms 230 miles (370 km) south of Bermuda
    Bermuda

    Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
    .


August 28
Hurricane Frances 2004
:*2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Seven strengthens into Tropical Storm Gaston.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Frances reaches Category 4 strength.


August 29
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Gaston strengthens into Hurricane Gaston
    Hurricane Gaston (2004)

    Hurricane Gaston was a minimal Atlantic hurricane that made landfall in South Carolina on August 29, 2004. It then crossed North Carolina and Virginia before exiting to the northeast and dissipating....
    .
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – The tropical depression to the south of Bermuda strengthens into Tropical Storm Hermine
    Tropical Storm Hermine (2004)

    Tropical Storm Hermine was a moderate tropical storm that made landfall in southeastern Massachusetts. The eighth tropical cyclone and named storm of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed from the same frontal zone over the western Atlantic that spawned Hurricane Gaston ....
    .
  • 10 a.m. EDT (1400 UTC) – Hurricane Gaston makes landfall near Awendaw, South Carolina
    Awendaw, South Carolina

    Awendaw is a town in Charleston County, South Carolina, South Carolina, United States. The population was 1,195 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Charleston, South Carolina–North Charleston, South Carolina–Summerville, South Carolina Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville metropolitan area....
     with winds.
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 30) – Tropical Storm Gaston weakens into a tropical depression.


August 30
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, August 31) – Tropical Depression Gaston re-strengthens into a tropical storm.


August 31
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Hermine makes landfall near New Bedford, Massachusetts
    New Bedford, Massachusetts

    New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, located about 51 miles south of Boston, Massachusetts, 28 miles southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, and about 12 miles east of Fall River, Massachusetts....
     with winds.
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Hermine becomes extratropical.

September


September 1
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Gaston becomes extratropical.


September 2
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Nine forms about 550 miles (900 km) south-west of Cape Verde.
  • 3:30 p.m. EDT (1930 UTC) – Hurricane Frances strikes San Salvador Island
    San Salvador Island

    San Salvador Island, also known as Watling Island, is an island and Districts of the Bahamas of the Bahamas. Until 1986, when the National Geographic Society suggested Samana Cay, it was widely believed that during his first expedition to the New World, San Salvador Island was the first land sighted and visited by Christopher Colu...
     with winds.


September 3
  • 1:30 a.m. EDT (0530 UTC) – Hurricane Frances strikes Cat Island
    Cat Island (Bahamas)

    Cat Island is in the central Bahamas, and one of its Districts of the Bahamas, and has the nation's highest point. Its Mount Alvernia rises to 206 ft and is topped by a monastery called The Hermitage....
     with winds.
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Nine strengthens into Tropical Storm Ivan.
  • 6 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC) – Hurricane Frances strikes Eleuthera
    Eleuthera

    See also: EleutheraeEleuthera is an island in the Bahamas, lying 50 miles east of Nassau, Bahamas. It is very long and thin—110 miles long and in places little more than a mile wide....
     with winds.


September 4
  • 6 a.m. EDT (1000 UTC) – Hurricane Frances strikes Grand Bahama
    Grand Bahama

    Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying just 55 mi off the state of Florida....
     with winds.


September 5
  • 12:30 a.m. EDT (0430 UTC) – Hurricane Frances makes landfall on the east coast of Florida with winds.
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Ivan strengthens into Hurricane Ivan
    Hurricane Ivan

    Hurricane Ivan was the strongest hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was often dubbed in the media as Ivan the Terrible. The cyclone formed as a Cape Verde-type hurricane in early September and became the ninth named storm, the sixth tropical cyclone, and the fourth major hurricane of the year....
    .
  • 8 a.m. EDT (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Ivan reaches Category 2 strength.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Ivan reaches Category 3 strength.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Frances weakens into a tropical storm.
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, September 6) – Hurricane Ivan reaches Category 4 strength.
  • approximately 11 p.m. EDT (0300 UTC, September 6) – Tropical Storm Frances emerges over the Gulf of Mexico.


September 6
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Frances makes its second landfall near St. Marks, Florida
    St. Marks, Florida

    St. Marks is a city in Wakulla County, Florida, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tallahassee, Florida, Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area....
     with winds.


September 7
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Frances weakens into a tropical depression.
  • 5 a.m. AST (0900 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ten forms 725 miles (1150 km) west-southwest of the Azores.
  • 5:30 p.m. EDT (2130 UTC) – Hurricane Ivan passes just south of Grenada
    Grenada

    Grenada is an island nation that includes the southern Grenadines in the southeastern Caribbean Sea. Grenada is located northwest of Trinidad and Tobago, northeast of Venezuela, and southwest of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines....
     with winds.


September 9
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Ivan reaches Category 5 strength less than 100 miles (160 km) away from Aruba
    Aruba

    Aruba is a -long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, north of the Paraguan? Peninsula, Falc?n State, Venezuela. Together with Bonaire and Cura?ao it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles, the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles....
    .
  • 8 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ten degenerates into a remnant low.


September 10
Hurricane Ivan
:*11:30 p.m. EDT (0330 UTC, September 11 – Hurricane Ivan passes just south of Jamaica
Jamaica

Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is about south of Cuba, and west of the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated....
 with winds. September 11
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, September 12) – Hurricane Ivan has a recorded minimum pressure of 910 millibars, making it the then sixth most intense Atlantic hurricane on record.


September 12
  • 10:45 a.m. EDT (1415 UTC) – Hurricane Ivan passes close to Grand Cayman
    Grand Cayman

    Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands at about 196 km? and contains the capital George Town, Cayman Islands. Towns on the island are referred to as "districts"....
     with winds.


September 13
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eleven forms 70 miles (110 km) east-southeast of Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe

    Guadeloupe is an island group or archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at , with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres . It is an overseas department of France....
    .
  • 9 p.m. EDT (0100 UTC, September 14) – Hurricane Ivan passes near the western tip of Cuba
    Cuba

    The Republic of Cuba is a country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba , the island of Isla de la Juventud, and several adjacent small islands....
     with winds.


September 14
  • 12 a.m. AST (0400 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eleven makes landfall on Guadeloupe
    Guadeloupe

    Guadeloupe is an island group or archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at , with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres . It is an overseas department of France....
     with winds.
  • 8 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Eleven strengthens into Tropical Storm Jeanne.


September 15
  • 12 p.m. EDT (1600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Jeanne makes landfall near Yabucoa, Puerto Rico
    Yabucoa, Puerto Rico

    Yabucoa is a small town in the south eastern tip of Puerto Rico located in the southeastern region, north of Maunabo; south of San Lorenzo, Las Piedras and Humacao; and east of Patillas and about one hour from San Juan, Puerto Rico....
     with winds.


September 16
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Twelve forms 390 miles (630 km) southwest of the Cape Verde
    Cape Verde

    The Republic of Cape Verde , is an archipelago nation located in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa....
     islands.
  • 1:50 a.m. CDT (0650 UTC) – Hurricane Ivan makes landfall near Gulf Shores, Alabama
    Gulf Shores, Alabama

    Gulf Shores is a coastal city in Baldwin County, Alabama, Alabama, United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 5,044....
     with winds.
  • 7 a.m. AST (1100 UTC) – Tropical Storm Jeanne strengthens into Hurricane Jeanne
    Hurricane Jeanne

    Hurricane Jeanne was the tenth named tropical cyclone, the seventh tropical cyclone, and the fifth major hurricane of the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season....
     as it makes landfall on the Dominican Republic
    Dominican Republic

    The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are List of divided islands, Saint Martin being the other....
     with winds.
  • 1 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Ivan weakens into a tropical storm.
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Twelve strengthens into Tropical Storm Karl.
  • 7 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, September 17) – Tropical Storm Ivan weakens into a tropical depression
  • 8 p.m. AST (0000 UTC, September 17) – Hurricane Jeanne weakens into a tropical storm as it interacts with Hispaniola
    Hispaniola

    Hispaniola is the second-largest and most populous island of the Antilles, lying between the islands of Cuba to the west, and Puerto Rico to the east....
    .


September 17
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Jeanne weakens into a tropical depression.
  • 8 p.m. AST (0000 UTC, September 18) – Tropical Depression Jeanne re-strengthens to Tropical Storm Jeanne.
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, September 18) – Tropical Storm Karl strengthens into Hurricane Karl
    Hurricane Karl (2004)

    Hurricane Karl was a powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane during the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It was the eleventh tropical cyclone, eighth hurricane and sixth major hurricane of the 2004 season....
    .


September 18
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Karl reaches Category 2 strength.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ivan becomes extratropical while crossing Virginia
    Virginia

    The Commonwealth of Virginia is an United States U.S. state on the East Coast of the United States of the Southern United States. The state is known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes as "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of Lists of United States Presidents by place of birth#By state....
    . Some remnants travel north, others loop back south.


September 19
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Karl reaches Category 3 strength.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Thirteen forms 520 miles (830 km) west-southwest of the Cape Verde
    Cape Verde

    The Republic of Cape Verde , is an archipelago nation located in the Macaronesia ecoregion of the North Atlantic Ocean, off the western coast of Africa....
     islands.


September 20
  • 2 a.m. EDT (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Karl reaches Category 4 strength.
  • 8 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Thirteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Lisa.
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Jeanne strengthens back into Hurricane Jeanne.


September 22
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Hurricane Jeanne reaches Category 2 strength.
  • 1 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) – A partial remnant of former Hurricane Ivan regenerates into Tropical Depression Ivan in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • 7 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, September 23) – Tropical Depression Ivan strengthens into Tropical Storm Ivan, nearly a week after being classified as extratropical.


September 23
Lisa 2004 Track
:*2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Lisa weakens into a tropical depression.
  • 7 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, September 24) – Tropical Storm Ivan weakens into a tropical depression.
  • 9 p.m. CDT (0200 UTC, September 24) – Tropical Depression Ivan makes its second landfall near Cameron, Louisiana
    Cameron, Louisiana

    Cameron is a census-designated place in and the parish seat of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,965 at the 2000 United States Census....
     with winds.


September 24
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Lisa regains tropical storm strength.
  • 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Ivan dissipates over Texas.
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Lisa weakens into a tropical depression again.
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, September 25) – Hurricane Karl becomes extratropical, but remains a strong storm heading north.


September 25
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Lisa becomes Tropical Storm Lisa for the third time.
  • 8 a.m. AST (1200 UTC) – Hurricane Jeanne reaches Category 3 strength while it makes its third landfall on Abaco
    Abaco Islands

    The Abaco Islands lie in the northern Bahamas and comprise the main islands of Great Abaco and Little Abaco, together with the smaller Wood Cay, Elbow Cay, Lubbers Quarters Cay, Green Turtle Cay, Great Guana Cay, Castaway Cay, Man-o-War Cay, Stranger's Cay, Umbrella Cay, Great Stirrup Cay, Walker's Cay, Moore's Island, and Sandy Point....
     with winds.
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Jeanne passes near Grand Bahama
    Grand Bahama

    Grand Bahama is one of the northernmost of the islands of the Bahamas, and the closest major island to the United States, lying just 55 mi off the state of Florida....
     with winds.


September 26
  • 12 a.m. EDT (0400 UTC) – Hurricane Jeanne makes landfall near Stuart, Florida
    Stuart, Florida

    This article is only about the 'City of Stuart' in Martin County, Florida. For other nearby places , see: Martin County, Florida.'Stuart' is a city in Martin County, Florida, Florida, on Florida's Treasure Coast....
     with winds.
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Jeanne weakens into a tropical storm.


September 27
  • 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Storm Jeanne weakens into a tropical depression.


September 28
  • 8 p.m. EDT (0000 UTC, September 29) – Tropical Depression Jeanne becomes extratropical.

October

October 2
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Lisa strengthens into Hurricane Lisa
    Hurricane Lisa (2004)

    Hurricane Lisa was a long-lived Cape Verde-type hurricane in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. The tropical cyclone was only briefly a hurricane; it spent most of its lifetime as a tropical storm or tropical depression....
    .
  • 2 p.m. AST (1800 UTC) – Hurricane Lisa weakens into a tropical storm.


October 3
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Storm Lisa becomes extratropical.


October 8
  • 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Depression Fourteen forms 210 miles (330 km) southeast of Brownsville, Texas
    Brownsville, Texas

    Brownsville is a city in and the county seat of Cameron County, Texas, Texas, United States. Brownsville is the 15th largest city in the state of Texas and the 130th largest in the United States....
    .
  • 1 p.m. CDT (1800 UTC) – Tropical Depression Fourteen strengthens into Tropical Storm Matthew
    Tropical Storm Matthew (2004)

    Tropical Storm Matthew was a weak tropical storm in the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season that made landfall on Louisiana. Matthew was the thirteenth tropical storm of the season and the ninth storm to affect the United States....
    .


October 10
  • 2 a.m. AST (0600 UTC) – A low-pressure system 140 miles (220 km) southwest of Bermuda becomes Subtropical Storm Nicole
    Subtropical Storm Nicole (2004)

    Subtropical Storm Nicole was the first Subtropical cyclone to receive a name using the List of tropical cyclone names that did not become a tropical cyclone....
    .
  • 6 a.m. CDT (1100 UTC) – Tropical Storm Matthew makes landfall on the Louisiana
    Louisiana

    The State of Louisiana is a U.S. state located in the U.S. Southern States of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans....
     coast south of Houma
    Houma, Louisiana

    Houma is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, Louisiana, United States, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane, Louisiana–Thibodaux, Louisiana Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux metropolitan area....
     with winds.
  • 7 a.m. CDT (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Matthew weakens into a tropical depression.
  • 7 p.m. CDT (0000 UTC, October 11) – Tropical Depression Matthew becomes extratropical.
  • 8 p.m. AST (0000 UTC, October 12) – Subtropical Storm Nicole is absorbed by a larger non-tropical cyclone.

November


November 29
  • 7 a.m. EST (1200 UTC) – Subtropical Storm Otto forms 1,150 miles (1,850 km) east-southeast of Bermuda
    Bermuda

    Bermuda is a British overseas territory in the Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1770 kilometres northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1350 kilometres south of Halifax Regional Municipality, Canada....
     from a non-tropical low.


November 30
  • 7 a.m. EST (1200 UTC) – Subtropical Storm Otto gains tropical characteristics and becomes Tropical Storm Otto
    Tropical Storm Otto (2004)

    Tropical Storm Otto was a tropical storm that formed during the 2004 Atlantic hurricane season. It formed on 29 November, very late in the season, and persisted into December, dissipating on 3 December....
    .
  • The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends.

December


December 2
  • 7 a.m. EST (1200 UTC) – Tropical Storm Otto weakens into a tropical depression.


December 3
  • 1 a.m. EST (0600 UTC) – Tropical Depression Otto dissipates into a remnant low, the last storm of the season.

See also

  • 2004 Atlantic hurricane season
    2004 Atlantic hurricane season

    The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1, 2004, and lasted until November 30, 2004. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin....
  • List of Atlantic hurricane seasons
    List of Atlantic hurricane seasons

    File:Atlantic hurricane tracks.jpgThe following is list of Atlantic hurricane seasons. The Atlantic hurricane season is the period in a year when tropical cyclone usually form in the Atlantic Ocean....
  • Timeline of the 2004 Pacific hurricane season
    Timeline of the 2004 Pacific hurricane season

    Below is a timeline of the 2004 Pacific hurricane season, documenting all the storm formations, strengthening, weakening, landfall , Extratropical cyclone#Extratropical transition, as well as dissipation....
  • 2004 Pacific typhoon season
    2004 Pacific typhoon season

    The 2004 Pacific typhoon season has no official bounds; it ran year-round in 2004, but most tropical cyclones tend to form in the northwestern Pacific Ocean between May and November....