Pensacola was struck by a devastating hurricane in early September 2004, which necessitated  the cancellation of the annual SORFAR Reunion. Below is a number of photographs indicating the heavy damage and loss in the Pensacola area.

 

2004 Hurricanes Lead Record Disaster Year For FEMA

Release Date: January 5, 2005

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reported today that unprecedented damage from hurricanes led a barrage of natural disasters that resulted in 68 major disaster declarations issued by President Bush in 2004, the most for a single year in nearly a decade.

According to FEMA data, a record-setting 27 of the total major disasters were declared for hurricane-related damage in 15 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, surpassing the previous high of 19 declarations set in 1999. FEMA figures also showed that $4.85 billion of the more than $5.53 billion expended for disaster aid in 2004 was provided for hurricane relief, which topped the previous record of $2.25 billion that has been obligated for hurricane damage in 1998.

 

 

 

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