Hurricane Ivan, 10 Years Later
Observer-Reporter A Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance center for flood victims opened in the Washington Mall about 10 days after flooding spawned by rains associated with Hurricane Ivan struck the area in September 2004.
Observer-Reporter The Canonsburg soccer field on West McMurray Road was taken over by ducks. The field, behind Van Eman Pump Station, was flooded by rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan.
Observer-Reporter Donna Jo Arthur, 3, rests on a cot at a shelter at the Mt. Pleasant Township fire hall in Hickory on the morning of Sept. 18, 2004. Seated on a cot in the background are Judy Yeager, holding Joshua Arthur Jr., and Nancy Fox. In an infant seat is Christopher Arthur. The residents of Grable Road in Washington stayed at the shelter following heavy flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan.
Observer-Reporter A motorist whose white sedan became stuck in floodwater at Chartiers Run and Plum Run roads in Chartiers Township is rescued by the driver of a pickup truck during heavy rain caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ivan on Sept. 17, 2004.
Debris was trapped against Craford Bridge along S. Porter Street in Waynesburg Borough as Ivan raised the level of Ten Mile Creek.
Observer-Reporter Somewhat resembling a sidewalk sale, items ruined in flooding spawned by Hurricane Ivan are discarded outside businesses on Pike Street in Houston.
Beth Surich, left, and her roommate, Kristin Dayak Mamula, lost everything when the remnants of Hurricane Ivan swept through the area 10 years ago and sent floodwater into the first floor of their Houston duplex.
Observer-Reporter The water-ruined belongings of families on South Main Street in Houston are piled Thursday along the curb in front of a house that was so badly damaged by flooding spawned by Hurricane Ivan that it was condemned.
Observer-Reporter The Pepper family of Washington walks through Washington Estates mobile home park in Canton Township to survey damage to their neighbors' homes Saturday, Sept. 18, 2004, a day after major flooding, caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ivan, hit the park.
Brenda Barnhart of Washington makes her way through floodwater on Wylie Avenue in Washington to meet her niece's school bus. Heavy rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ivan caused widespread flooding on Sept. 17, 2004.
Observer-Reporter Washington firemen keep traffic to one lane through the deep floodwater on Jefferson Avenue at Wylie Avenue on Sept. 17, 2004.
Observer-Reporter A mobile home is spray-painted in Washington Estates after the flooding in September 2004.
Observer-Reporter A resident of Rose Street moves to safety after floodwaters from heavy rain created by the remnants of Hurricane Ivan overwhelmed Washington Estates trailer park in Canton Township on Sept. 17, 2004.
Observer-Reporter A Washington police officer lights flares to discourage vehicles from traveling through floodwater on West Chestnut Street on Sept. 17, 2004.