Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
Dense fog reduced visibilities to less than a quarter mile over most of West Central Florida for several hours.
Dense Fog in Florida, January 7, 1997
13 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 13
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
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
13 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
Dense Fog, De Soto
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- De Soto forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 27.186, -81.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hardee
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hardee forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 27.493, -81.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hernando
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
Dense Fog, Highlands
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Highlands forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 27.343, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hillsborough
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
Dense Fog, Manatee
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manatee forecast zone
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- January 7, 4:00 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, Polk
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Sarasota
- When
- January 7, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sarasota forecast zone
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- January 7, 4:00 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)
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
- Winter Weather in California, January 7 to 18, 1997
- Cold in Louisiana, January 7, 1997
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, January 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 7, 1997
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, January 7, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Louisiana, January 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in Nebraska, January 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 7 to 8, 1997
More
Every storm in Florida in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, January 1997
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: 5612155, 5612156, 5612157, 5612158, 5612159, 5612160, 5612161, 5612162, 5612163, 5612164, 5612165, 5612166, 5612167.