Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 9, 1997

Name: Dense Fog in Kentucky, December 9, 1997
Start: 1997-12-09T04:00
End: 1997-12-09T08:00
Location: Kentucky

December 9, 1997 · NWS PAH · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

Widespread dense fog caused hazardous travel conditions. Visibility was below a quarter mile in some areas.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 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: 22

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What happened

The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.

Widespread dense fog caused hazardous travel conditions. Visibility was below a quarter mile in some areas.

The radar

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Event by event

22 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Ballard

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Ballard forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.058, -88.999 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Caldwell

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Caldwell forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.145, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Calloway

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Calloway forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.621, -88.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Carlisle

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Carlisle forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.853, -88.971 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Christian

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Christian forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.894, -87.490 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Crittenden

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Crittenden forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.353, -88.097 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Daviess

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Daviess forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.732, -87.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Fulton

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Fulton forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.554, -89.188 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Graves

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Graves forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.723, -88.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Henderson

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Henderson forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.796, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hickman

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Hickman forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.678, -88.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hopkins

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Hopkins forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.309, -87.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Livingston

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Livingston forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.210, -88.354 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Lyon

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Lyon forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.019, -88.083 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Marshall

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.884, -88.329 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, McCracken

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: McCracken forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.054, -88.713 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, McLean

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: McLean forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.529, -87.264 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Muhlenberg

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Muhlenberg forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.216, -87.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Todd

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Todd forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.836, -87.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Trigg

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Trigg forecast zone
Coordinates: 36.806, -87.873 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Union

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Union forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.659, -87.945 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Webster

When: December 9, 4:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Webster forecast zone
Coordinates: 37.518, -87.683 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Kentucky in 1997 Every state in 1997 This day in weather history Warnings in Kentucky, 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: 5625407, 5625408, 5625409, 5625410, 5625411, 5625412, 5625732, 5625733, 5625734, 5625735, 5625736, 5625737, 5625738, 5625739, 5625740, 5625741, 5625742, 5625743, 5625744, 5625745, 5625746, 5625747.