<body><div>9/16/2026 — MOBILE, Ala. — Sept. 16 is a date that people along Alabama’s Gulf Coast won’t soon forget.Two major hurricanes made landfall on the same date, 16 years apart — Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and Hurricane Sally in 2020.Ivan made landfall near Gulf Shores in 2004 as a strong Category 3 hurricane, bringing sustained winds of about 120 mph. The storm damaged homes, destroyed boats and left communities across the Gulf Coast facing a long recovery.Tom Tyler, director of the Baldwin County Emergency Management Agency, said Ivan’s slow movement and prolonged rainfall left a lasting impression on residents.“It was such a slow-moving storm, and the rain just went on forever,” Tyler said. “A lot of people have long memories about it, and that was a storm that just would not go away.”Sixteen years later, Hurricane Sally arrived on the same date.Sally made landfall near Gulf Shores as a Category 2 hurricane. The slow-moving storm brought heavy rain, storm surge and flooding to parts of the Alabama coast, leaving thousands without power.For Tyler, the anniversaries are also a reminder that residents should prepare before the next storm develops.“Do everything that you can to ready yourself, your family, your home, your place of worship — any place that matters to you,” Tyler said. “What can you do today to impact how well you are able to withstand the next storm?”Tyler recommends that residents have essential supplies ready, including medications, water and emergency food. He also encourages people to have a generator available if they need backup power.Residents should also know their surroundings and understand their risk for flooding.“Know your area, know your risk, and if you don’t know your risk, always reach out and ask,” Tyler said.Tyler also urged residents to rely on trusted local weather information when a storm approaches, including updates from the National Weather Service and local television and radio meteorologists who understand the region.“We have meteorologists in southwest Alabama,” Tyler said. “They understand the area very well.”While Ivan and Sally are now part of Alabama’s hurricane history, emergency officials say the lessons from both storms remain relevant.With the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season still underway, officials are encouraging residents to use the anniversary as a reminder to check their emergency supplies, review their evacuation plans and understand their flood risk before the next storm forms.</div></body>

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9/16/2026 — MOBILE, Ala. — Sept. 16 is a date that people along Alabama’s Gulf Coast won’t soon forget. Two major hurricanes made landfall on the same date, 16 years apart — Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and Hurricane Sally in 2020. Ivan made landfall near...

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9/16/2026 — MOBILE, Ala. — Sept. 16 is a date that people along Alabama’s Gulf Coast won’t soon forget. Two major hurricanes made landfall on the same date

Remembering Alabama’s Two Historic Hurricanes

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