Florida, 1996

Dense Fog in Florida, February 1, 1996

February 1, 1996 · NWS TBW · 8 events in 8 counties and zones

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Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
8

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.

Dense fog reduced visibilities to less than a 1/4 mile over much of the interior sections of West Central Florida from mainly east of U.S. Highway 41 to U.S. Highway 27.

The radar

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Event by event

8 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Levy

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Levy forecast zone

Dense Fog, Citrus

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Citrus forecast zone

Dense Fog, Sumter

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Sumter forecast zone
Coordinates
28.705, -82.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hernando

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Hernando forecast zone

Dense Fog, Pasco

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Pasco forecast zone

Dense Fog, Hillsborough

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Hillsborough forecast zone

Dense Fog, Polk

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Polk forecast zone
Coordinates
27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Highlands

When
February 1, 3:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
Where
Highlands forecast zone
Coordinates
27.343, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5574002, 5574003, 5574004, 5574005, 5574006, 5574007, 5574008, 5574009.