Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak
F # Location County / Parish State Coord Time ( UTC ) Path length Summary
F0 W of Perdido Key , Florida Escambia ( FL ) , Baldwin ( AL ) FL , AL 30°18′N 87°29′W / 30.30°N 87.48°W / 30.30 ; -87.48 ( Perdido Key ( September 15 , F0 ) ) 1853-1906 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) A fast-moving , weak tornado touched down near Perdido Key and caused minor damage before dissipating southwest of Josephine , Alabama
F0 E of Pensacola Beach to W of Gulf Breeze Escambia , Santa Rosa FL 30°20′N 87°00′W / 30.333°N 87.000°W / 30.333 ; -87.000 ( Pensacola Beach ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 1955-2003 12 miles ( 19 km ) A weak tornado touched down in a sparsely populated area east of Pensacola and caused only minor damage before dissipating near Gulf Breeze
F0 SE of Mexico Beach Gulf FL 29°55′N 85°23′W / 29.917°N 85.383°W / 29.917 ; -85.383 ( Beacon Hill ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2035-2037 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) A short-lived tornado caused minor damage to several homes in Beacon Hill . Several trees and power lines were also felled
F1 SW of Panama City Bay FL 30°06′N 85°45′W / 30.100°N 85.750°W / 30.100 ; -85.750 ( Panama City ( Sep. 15 , F1 ) ) 2040-2050 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) 1 death - A strong F1 tornado touched down near the St. Andrews recreation area , where it damaged dozens of commercial structures . Traveling northward , the storm then moved through Grand Lagoon . There , one person was killed when a real estate office was destroyed and seven others were injured in a restaurant . The tornado came within 100 yards ( 91 m ) of the WJHG-TV station before dissipating . Overall , damage from this event was estimated at $ 5 million
F0 Centerville area Early GA 31°16′N 84°54′W / 31.267°N 84.900°W / 31.267 ; -84.900 ( Centerville ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2040 0.5 miles ( 0.80 km ) Brief tornado downed trees and power lines
F1 Allanton area Bay FL 29°59′N 85°24′W / 29.983°N 85.400°W / 29.983 ; -85.400 ( Allanton ( Sep. 15 , F1 ) ) 2043-2052 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) 1 death - Shortly after the previous tornado touched down , another formed near Allanton . This storm lofted a wood frame home , with seven people inside , about 60 feet ( 18 m ) into a field ; one person was killed and another was injured . Several other homes were damaged before the tornado dissipated
F0 Blakely area Early GA 31°23′N 84°57′W / 31.383°N 84.950°W / 31.383 ; -84.950 ( Blakely ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2055-2057 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) Brief tornado caused minor damage to a county jail . Scattered trees and power lines were also felled
F1 Cedar Grove area Bay FL 30°08′N 85°10′W / 30.133°N 85.167°W / 30.133 ; -85.167 ( Cedar Grove ( Sep. 15 , F1 ) ) 2100-2107 6 miles ( 9.7 km ) Another F1 tornado touched down in Bay County , this time near Cedar Grove , and destroyed several homes along its path . Losses from the storm reached $ 2 million
F0 S of Damascus Early GA 31°15′N 84°43′W / 31.250°N 84.717°W / 31.250 ; -84.717 ( Damascus ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2116 2 miles ( 3.2 km ) A short-lived tornado caused minor damage to a few homes . Several trees and power lines were also felled
F0 Colquitt area Miller GA 31°07′N 84°41′W / 31.117°N 84.683°W / 31.117 ; -84.683 ( Colquitt ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2137-2142 4 miles ( 6.4 km ) A weak tornado struck Colquitt , damaging nine homes and two businesses
F0 W of Arlington Calhoun GA 31°26′N 84°48′W / 31.433°N 84.800°W / 31.433 ; -84.800 ( Arlington ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2142 0.2 miles ( 0.32 km ) A brief tornado downed trees and power lines
F1 Whigham area Grady GA 30°51′N 84°17′W / 30.850°N 84.283°W / 30.850 ; -84.283 ( Whigham ( Sep. 15 , F1 ) ) 2219-2241 15 miles ( 24 km ) A relatively long-lived tornado damaged five homes and several chicken houses in Whigham . Numerous trees and power lines were also felled by the storm , blocking off many roads
F0 W of Dixie Escambia AL 31°09′N 86°45′W / 31.150°N 86.750°W / 31.150 ; -86.750 ( Dixie ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2220-2223 3 miles ( 4.8 km ) Weak tornado caused minor tree damage
F0 S of Castleberry Conecuh AL 31°16′N 87°01′W / 31.267°N 87.017°W / 31.267 ; -87.017 ( Castleberry ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2240-2242 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) Brief tornado caused minor tree damage
F1 S of Hoggard Mill Baker GA 30°09′N 84°28′W / 30.150°N 84.467°W / 30.150 ; -84.467 ( Hoggard Mill ( Sep. 15 , F1 ) ) 2307 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) Several trees were twisted or uprooted and power lines were felled
F0 SE of Youngstown Bay FL 30°20′N 85°24′W / 30.333°N 85.400°W / 30.333 ; -85.400 ( Youngstown ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 2320-2328 7 miles ( 11 km ) A weak tornado downed numerous trees and power lines
F1 Crestview area Baker GA 31°20′N 84°37′W / 31.333°N 84.617°W / 31.333 ; -84.617 ( Hoggard Mill ( Sep. 15 , F1 ) ) 2327 1 mile ( 1.6 km ) Several trees were twisted or uprooted and power lines were felled . The tornado also caused minor structural damage
F0 NW of Chipley Washington FL 30°39′N 85°29′W / 30.650°N 85.483°W / 30.650 ; -85.483 ( Chipley ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 0037-0052 12 miles ( 19 km ) A relatively long-lived , but weak tornado caused minor damage to several homes . Several trees and power lines were also felled
F1 NE of Bonifay Holmes FL 30°51′N 85°29′W / 30.850°N 85.483°W / 30.850 ; -85.483 ( Bonifay ( Sep. 15 , F1 ) ) 0055-0100 4 miles ( 6.4 km ) An F1 tornado destroyed one home and damaged several others
F0 NW of Carrabelle Franklin FL 29°54′N 84°44′W / 29.900°N 84.733°W / 29.900 ; -84.733 ( Carrabelle ( Sep. 15 , F0 ) ) 0115-0120 5 miles ( 8.0 km ) Numerous trees were uprooted between Carrabelle and Morgan Place
Confirmed tornadoes -- September 15 event
The Hurricane Ivan tornado outbreak was a three-day tornado outbreak that was associated with the passage of Hurricane Ivan across the Southern United States starting on September 15, 2004 across the Gulf Coast states of Alabama and Florida as well as southern Georgia before ending in the Middle Atlantic Coast on September 18. The outbreak killed 7 people and injured dozens of others across several states from Florida to Pennsylvania. The hurricane itself killed at least 90 people from the US to the eastern Caribbean Islands. Overall it produced 120 tornadoes surpassing the record of 117 that was previously held by Hurricane Beulah during the 1967 Atlantic hurricane season. [citation needed] Ivan also produced 16 more tornadoes than Hurricane Frances which struck most of the same regions (the tornado outbreak) about ten days earlier.