Hurricane Ivan

Houses on the Alabama Gulf Coast were knocked from their pilings by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. The storm caused an estimated $3 billion in damages in the state.

Houses on Dauphin Island damaged by Hurricane Ivan's storm surge, with waves reaching buildings along the shoreline.
Courtesy of the Mobile Register. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Photograph by Kiichiro Sato.
Houses on Dauphin Island damaged by Hurricane Ivan's storm surge, with waves reaching buildings along the shoreline.