In September 2004, The Cayman Islands were hit by Hurricane Ivan, causing mass devastation, loss of human and animal life ( both wild and domestic / livestock ) and flooding, with some accounts reporting that 25 % or more of Grand Cayman had been underwater and with the lower floors of buildings being completely flooded.

Much suspense was built around the devastation that Hurricane Ivan had caused as the leader of Government business Mr. Mckeeva Bush decided to close the Islands to any and all reporters.

Constitutional talks however went on hold following Hurricane Ivan in 2004.

On September 7, 2004, Grenada was hit directly by category four Hurricane Ivan.

Economic conditions worsened when Hurricane Ivan hit the country in September 2004 ; progress in fiscal consolidation was impeded as government revenues fell and policy priority was shifted to post-hurricane relief.

The economy of Grenada was brought to a near standstill in September 2004 by Hurricane Ivan, which damaged or destroyed 90 percent of the country's buildings, including some tourist facilities.

In July 2005 Hurricane Emily struck Grenada again as the country was still recovering from the impact of Hurricane Ivan.

As the damage of Hurricane Ivan to the economy exceeded 200 percent of GDP, economic growth registered a negative growth of three percent in 2004, compared with a positive growth rate of 5. 8 percent in 2003.

In addition to the $ 45 million emergency aid for reconstruction from 2004's Hurricane Ivan, USAID provided more than $ 120 million in economic assistance from 1984 to 1993.

In recent years, Hurricane Ivan ( 2004 ) swept past the island causing heavy damage and a number of deaths ; in 2005, Hurricanes Dennis and Emily brought heavy rains to the island.

In September 2004, the remnants of Hurricane Ivan brought gusty winds and dropped nearly of rain in 12 hours.

* 2004 – Hurricane Ivan, a Category 5 hurricane hits Grenada, killing 39 and damaging 90 % of its buildings.

In 2004, St. George's and the rest of Grenada was severely battered by Hurricane Ivan.

In September 1979, the county was declared a disaster area due to damage from Hurricane Frederic, and again in September 2004 due to damage from Hurricane Ivan.

The county has twice been declared a disaster area due to extensive hurricane damage: in September 1979 due to Hurricane Frederic, and in September 2004 due to Hurricane Ivan.

In September 2004, Hurricane Ivan caused extensive wind and flooding damage.

In 2005, while still cleaning up from Hurricane Ivan, Hurricane Katrina caused extensive damage and flooding.

Though Hurricane Ivan in 2004 dealt a devastating blow to the island of Grenada, remarkably, Carriacou and Petite Martinique suffered significantly less damage.

The most recent major hurricanes to affect Troy have been Hurricane Opal, Hurricane Ivan, and Hurricane Katrina.

* 2004 – Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, strikes Punta Gorda, Florida and devastates the surrounding area.

The Dutch consistently provide significant amounts of relief aid to victims of natural disasters, such as Hurricane Mitch in Central America, the 2004 tsunami in Southeast Asia, and more recent catastrophes in Pakistan and Burma.

* 2004 – Hurricane Jeanne: At least 1, 070 in Haiti are reported to have been killed by floods.

The islands were also struck by Hurricane Bertha in 1996, Hurricane Georges in 1998, Hurricane Lenny in 1999, Tropical Storm Jeanne in 2004, Hurricane Omar in 2008, Hurricane Earl in 2010, and Tropical Storm Otto in 2010, but damage was less severe in those storms.

Hurricane Charley ( 2004 ) reached maximum sustained winds estimated on RCID property.

In September 2004, Hurricane Frances swept through the Bahamas, leaving widespread damage in its wake.

Thomas Knutson and Robert E. Tuleya of the NOAA stated in 2004 that warming induced by greenhouse gas may lead to increasing occurrence of highly destructive category-5 storms .< ref > Thomas R. Knutson, et al., Journal of Climate, Impact of CO < sub > 2 </ sub >- Induced Warming on Simulated Hurricane Intensity and Precipitation: Sensitivity to the Choice of Climate Model and Convective Parameterization, 15 Sept. 2004.

On August 13, 2004 Charlotte County was devastated when Hurricane Charley came ashore near Port Charlotte as a Category 4 hurricane.

On August 13, 2004, Hurricane Charley passed directly through DeSoto County.

Dean is the first storm since Hurricane Andrew to make landfall as a Category 5.

Hurricane Ike was the third most damaging storm in the history of the United States, causing more than $ 25 billion in damage along the coast, leaving hundreds of thousands of people homeless, and sparking the largest search-and-rescue operation in U. S. history.

In early October 2005, Guatemala was devastated by Hurricane Stan, a relatively weak storm that triggered a flooding disaster that left at least 1, 500 people dead.

Hurricane Katrina caused over $ 80 billion of storm and flood damage

The last hurricane was category-one Hurricane Earl in September 2010, and the last tropical storm was Tropical Storm Noel in 2007 ( downgraded from Hurricane Noel by the time the storm reached Nova Scotia ).

Hurricane Lenny's storm track was unique in the recorded history of hurricanes.

* 1961 – Hurricane Carla strikes the Texas coast as a Category 4 hurricane, the second strongest storm ever to hit the state.

* The most prominent natural disasters of the decade include: Hurricane Andrew striking South Florida in August 1992, the crippling super storm of March 1993 along the Eastern Seaboard, the devastating 1994 Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles, the Great Hanshin earthquake in Kobe, Japan in January 1995, the Blizzard of 1996 in the eastern U. S., the US drought of 1999, the deadly Hurricane Mitch which struck Central America in October 1998, and the destructive Oklahoma tornado outbreak in May 1999, the August 1999 İzmit earthquake in Turkey, and the September 1999 Chi-Chi earthquake in Taiwan.

* July 12 – Hurricane Bertha: made landfall in North Carolina as a Category 2 storm, causing $ 270 million in damage to the United States and its possessions and many indirect deaths.

* August 24 – August 28 – Hurricane Andrew hits south Florida and dissipates over the Tennessee valley when it merges with a storm system ; 23 are killed.

* August 30 – Hurricane season begins, with a tropical storm northeast of Turks and Caicos.

* September 2 – Labor Day Hurricane of 1935: The strongest hurricane ever to strike the United States landfalls in the Upper Florida Keys as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, killing 423.

On August 28 – 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina pushed a massive storm surge into Mobile Bay, measuring high at Bayou La Batre ( Alabama ), with higher waves on top, and high at Mobile, at the far northern end of Mobile Bay.

In 2010, Monterrey was hit by another damaging storm, Hurricane Alex.

*** Hurricane Irene ( 1981 ), part of the 1981 Atlantic hurricane season, Category 3 hurricane ; moved across the Atlantic both ways, eventually hitting France as an extratropical storm

Less than two weeks after Hurricane Katrina killed 1, 836 people, Robertson implied on the September 12th broadcast of The 700 Club that the storm was God's punishment in response to America's abortion policy.

Flooding near Key West, Florida, United States from Hurricane Wilma's storm surge in October 2005.

The strongest effect on Jacksonville was from Hurricane Dora in 1964, the only recorded storm to hit the First Coast with sustained hurricane force winds.

On August 13, 2004, the county was struck by Hurricane Charley, a Category 4 storm, particularly on the northwestern islands of Captiva, Gasparilla and North Captiva.