Winds and Waves Assault Gulf Coast ; Millions Flee 'War Zone'; Ivan Kills at Least Two
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › September 16, 2004
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MOBILE, Ala. - Hurricane Ivan and its 135-mph winds churned toward this historic port city with frightening intensity Wednesday as the storm neared the Gulf Coast, lashing the region with heavy rain and ferocious wind, spawning monster waves that toppled beach houses and spinning off deadly tornadoes.
The storm was expected to make landfall early today near Mobile and could swamp the coastline with a 16-foot storm surge and up to 15 inches of rain. As Ivan finished its menacing advance, it offered a daylong preview of its destruction: Sheets of rain across the coast, a series of tornadoes, and escalating winds that knocked out power and made traffic lights whipsaw.See the full content of this document
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Winds and Waves Assault Gulf Coast ; Millions Flee 'War Zone'; Ivan Kills at Least Two
"We have never seen a hurricane of this size come into Alabama," Gov. Bob Riley said. Earlier, he asked President Bush to declare much of the state a disaster area.
An eleventh-hour shift turned Ivan away from New Orleans, but...See the full content of this document
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