Dense Fog, Gibson
- When
- December 9, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gibson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Indiana, December 9, 1997
Widespread dense fog reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less, resulting in hazardous travel conditions.
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
- 6
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 PAH wrote it up.
Widespread dense fog reduced visibility to a quarter mile or less, resulting in hazardous travel conditions.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Pike
- When
- December 9, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pike forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Posey
- When
- December 9, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Posey forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Spencer
- When
- December 9, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Vanderburgh
- When
- December 9, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vanderburgh forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Warrick
- When
- December 9, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Warrick forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.092, -87.272 (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
- Hurricane in Guam, December 9 to 16, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 9 to 10, 1997
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Kansas, December 9 to 24, 1997
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 9, 1997
- Dense Fog in Illinois, December 9, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Iowa, December 9 to 10, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Kansas, December 9, 1997
- Dense Fog in Missouri, December 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Missouri, December 9, 1997
- High Wind in California, December 9 to 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Illinois, December 9 to 10, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Oklahoma, December 9, 1997
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, December 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: 5625879, 5625880, 5625881, 5625882, 5625883, 5625884.