Florida, 1997Dense Fog in Florida, January 4, 1997
January 4, 1997 · NWS TBW · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
7 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- 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.
Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
Dense fog reduced visibilities to less than a quarter mile, mainly west of the I-75 corridor, from the Tampa Bay metropolitan area north to Wildwood.
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
Dense Fog, Hernando
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
Dense Fog, Hillsborough
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- January 4, 1:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sumter forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 28.705, -82.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 5, 199710 injured · $6.5 million · 26 events
- Tornado in Kentucky, January 4, 19971 death · 2 injured · $50,000 · F1 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 19971 death · $30,000 · 95 kt wind · 1 event
- Blizzard in Nebraska, January 4, 19971 death · 9 events
- Cold in Illinois, January 4, 19971 death · 1 event
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 19975 injured · $180,000 · 24 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 19972 injured · $500,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Blizzard in Minnesota, January 4 to 5, 1997$130,000 · 8 events
- Blizzard in North Dakota, January 4 to 22, 199735 events
- Damaging Wind in Tennessee, January 4, 1997$25,000 · 1 event
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, January 4, 19971 injured · $16,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- Blizzard in South Dakota, January 4 to 5, 199715 events
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: 5612148, 5612149, 5612150, 5612151, 5612152, 5612153, 5612154.