<P> Ivan caused catastrophic damage to Grenada as a strong Category 3 storm , heavy damage to Jamaica as a strong Category 4 storm and then Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands and the western tip of Cuba as a Category 5 storm . After peaking in strength , the hurricane moved north - northwest across the Gulf of Mexico to strike Pensacola / Milton , Florida and Alabama as a strong Category 3 storm , causing significant damage . Ivan dropped heavy rains on the Southeastern United States as it progressed northeast and east through the eastern United States , becoming an extratropical cyclone . The remnant low from the storm moved into the western subtropical Atlantic and regenerated into a tropical cyclone , which then moved across Florida and the Gulf of Mexico into Louisiana and Texas , causing minimal damage . Ivan caused an estimated US $18 billion ( 2004 USD , $22.8 billion 2017 USD ) in damages to the United States , making it the seventh costliest hurricane ever to strike the country . </P>
<P> Ivan caused catastrophic damage to Grenada as a strong Category 3 storm , heavy damage to Jamaica as a strong Category 4 storm and then Grand Cayman , Cayman Islands and the western tip of Cuba as a Category 5 storm . After peaking in strength , the hurricane moved north - northwest across the Gulf of Mexico to strike Pensacola / Milton , Florida and Alabama as a strong Category 3 storm , causing significant damage . Ivan dropped heavy rains on the Southeastern United States as it progressed northeast and east through the eastern United States , becoming an extratropical cyclone . The remnant low from the storm moved into the western subtropical Atlantic and regenerated into a tropical cyclone , which then moved across Florida and the Gulf of Mexico into Louisiana and Texas , causing minimal damage . Ivan caused an estimated US $18 billion ( 2004 USD , $22.8 billion 2017 USD ) in damages to the United States , making it the seventh costliest hurricane ever to strike the country . </P>
what category was ivan when it hit florida
what category was ivan when it hit florida
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