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The 2004 Atlantic hurricane season was notable as one of the deadliest and most costly Atlantic hurricane seasons on record, with at least 3,132 deaths and roughly $42 billion (USD) in damage. The most notable storms for the season were Hurricanes Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne. Jeanne wreaked havoc in Haiti, killing approximately 3,000 people, while Ivan raged through Grenada, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands before striking the U.S. Gulf Coast. Frances and Jeanne both hit the Bahamas at full force. Furthermore, all four of these hurricanes (plus one tropical storm) hit Florida, with Frances and Jeanne hitting nearly the exact same location within three weeks of each other. Flood waters in the southeastern United States were brought to near-record levels.

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