Dense Fog in Indiana, February 20, 1996

Name: Dense Fog in Indiana, February 20, 1996
Start: 1996-02-20T02:00
End: 1996-02-20T12:00
Location: Indiana

February 20, 1996 · NWS IND · 41 events in 41 counties and zones

41 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 41 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: 41

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.

The radar

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Event by event

41 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Carroll

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Carroll forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.583, -86.563 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Cass

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Cass forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.762, -86.346 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Miami

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Miami forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.770, -86.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Warren

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Warren forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.347, -87.353 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Tippecanoe

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Tippecanoe forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.389, -86.894 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Clinton

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Clinton forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.302, -86.475 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Howard

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Howard forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.484, -86.117 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Fountain

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Fountain forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.121, -87.242 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Montgomery

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Montgomery forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.040, -86.893 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Boone

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Boone forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.051, -86.469 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Tipton

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Tipton forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.311, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hamilton

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hamilton forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.073, -86.052 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Madison

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Madison forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.162, -85.719 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Delaware

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Delaware forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.228, -85.397 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Randolph

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Randolph forecast zone
Coordinates: 40.158, -85.011 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Vermillion

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Vermillion forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.854, -87.464 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Parke

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Parke forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.774, -87.206 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Putnam

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Putnam forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.666, -86.845 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hendricks

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hendricks forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.770, -86.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Marion

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Marion forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.782, -86.138 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hancock

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Hancock forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.824, -85.773 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Henry

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Henry forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.931, -85.396 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Vigo

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Vigo forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.431, -87.390 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Clay

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.393, -87.116 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Owen

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Owen forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.313, -86.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Morgan

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Morgan forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.482, -86.446 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Johnson

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Johnson forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.490, -86.102 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Shelby

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Shelby forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.524, -85.792 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Rush

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Rush forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.620, -85.466 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Sullivan

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Sullivan forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.089, -87.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Greene

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Greene forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.036, -86.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Monroe

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Monroe forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.161, -86.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Brown

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Brown forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.196, -86.227 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Bartholomew

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Bartholomew forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.206, -85.898 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Decatur

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Decatur forecast zone
Coordinates: 39.307, -85.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Knox

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Knox forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.689, -87.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Daviess

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.702, -87.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Martin

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Martin forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.708, -86.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Lawrence

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Lawrence forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.841, -86.483 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jackson

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jackson forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.906, -86.037 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jennings

When: February 20, 2:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where: Jennings forecast zone
Coordinates: 38.997, -85.628 (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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Indiana in 1996 Every state in 1996 This day in weather history Warnings in Indiana, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5538134, 5538135, 5538136, 5538137, 5538138, 5538139, 5538140, 5538141, 5538142, 5538143, 5538144, 5538145, 5538146, 5538147, 5538148, 5538149, 5538150, 5538151, 5538152, 5538153, 5538154, 5538155, 5538354, 5538355, 5538356, 5538357, 5538358, 5538359, 5538360, 5538361, 5538362, 5538363, 5538364, 5538365, 5538366, 5538367, 5538368, 5538369, 5538370, 5538371, and more.