(Columbia) Sept. 17, 2004 - Relentless rain, whistling wind and damage throughout the Palmetto State have been the order of the day as of late.

It's become the sights and sounds of a harsh hurricane season. Seven of the 11 named storms have made landfall in the United States this year and in five weeks, four tropical storms mingled in the Midlands.

All the meteorological events have left many residents frustrated. Maggie Gordon knows exactly what it's like. She lives in Florida part time and says she's suffering from hurricane fatigue, "I feel it. I really do. Since I've come home to Columbia I just want to sleep and I'm dreading going back to Florida tomorrow."

She's frazzled because more storms could be heading our way, "It's stressful. It's really stressful."

The storm that was Hurricane Ivan isn't done yet in the US. After battering the Gulf Coast and dumping torrential rains in the Southeast, it's now causing massive power outages and flooding as far north as Ohio and Pennsylvania.
     
Three more deaths in Alabama have pushed the death toll from Ivan to at least 38. The storm also killed more than 70 in the Caribbean.
     
Recovery from Ivan has been complicated by widespread power outages, washed-out roads and bridges, and ongoing gas shortages. In some areas, emergency workers had to be flown in by helicopters. Authorities say it could take weeks to restore water, power and sewer services in parts of the hard-hit Florida Panhandle.
     
Insurance experts put Ivan's damage at anywhere from $3 to $10 billion. Hurricanes Charley and Frances had combined estimated insured damages between about $11 and $13 billion.

Hurricane season officially ends on November 30th.

Reported by Nicole Bell
Posted 10:11pm by BrettWitt with AP