Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- February 21, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
Dense Fog in Florida, February 21, 1996
Dense sea fog reduced visibilities to near zero over portions of coastal West Central Florida from Tampa north to Cedar Key mainly west of Interstate 75.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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 sea fog reduced visibilities to near zero over portions of coastal West Central Florida from Tampa north to Cedar Key mainly west of Interstate 75.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- February 21, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- February 21, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 21, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- February 21, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- February 21, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hillsborough
- When
- February 21, 4:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
What these are
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, February 21, 1996
- Flash Flood in New York, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 21 to 22, 1996
- High Wind in Washington, February 21, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Wildfire in Texas, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 21 to 22, 1996
- Waterspout in Florida, February 21, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 21 to 22, 1996
More
Every storm in Florida in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, February 1996
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: 5574185, 5574186, 5574187, 5574188, 5574189, 5574190, 5574191.