Hurricane Ivan (2004 WMHB)

Hurricane Ivan was a large, long-lived, and extremely powerful Cape Verde-type hurricane that caused widespread devastation in the Caribbean, Central America, and United States. The ninth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane of the hyperactive 2004 Atlantic hurricane season, Ivan formed in early August, and became the second-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded when it reached peak intensity as a Category 5 hurricane.