Florida, 1996

Dense Fog in Florida, February 23 to 24, 1996

February 23 to 24, 1996 · NWS TBW · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Dense fog reduced visibility to less than 1/4 mile across most of Levy and Citrus counties for at least twelve hours.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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 visibility to less than 1/4 mile across most of Levy and Citrus counties for at least twelve hours.

Event by event

2 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Levy

When
February 23, 8:00 PM EST to February 24, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Levy forecast zone

Dense Fog, Citrus

When
February 23, 8:00 PM EST to February 24, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Citrus 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

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: 5574199, 5574200.