Tropical Storm Ivan

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The name Ivan was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:

• 1980's Hurricane Ivan - A strong Category 2 hurricane that looped over the north-central Atlantic in October 1980.
• 1998's Hurricane Ivan - A Category 1 storm that stayed well out to sea in late September 1998.
• 2004's Hurricane Ivan: A Cape Verde-type hurricane that formed September 3. Reached unprecedented strength at low latitudes and topped out at Category 5 as the 10th most intense Atlantic hurricane on record. Struck the Windward Islands, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and Cuba. Made landfall in Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane on September 16, looped back to the Gulf of Mexico and struck the Texas Coast as a tropical storm.

The name Ivan was retired after the 2004 season, and will be replaced by Igor in the 2010 season. Ivan was not used during the 1986 and 1992 hurricane seasons because there were fewer than nine storms in both those years.

The name Ivan was also used in the Western Pacific:

• 1997's Super Typhoon Ivan: Typhoon Ivan is notable for becoming a Super Typhoon in tandem with Typhoon Joan. Typhoon Ivan (called Narsing by Filipino authorities) struck the Philippines, causing 1 death.

The name Ivan was also used in the southwestern Indian Ocean:

• 2007-08's Cyclone Ivan - An Intense Tropical Cyclone that made landfall on Madagascar in February 2008, killing 93.