Dense Fog, Vilas
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Wisconsin, March 28, 1997
A steady rainfall on top of a deep snow cover resulted in widespread dense fog across north central Wisconsin. Visibilities were reduced to a few hundred feet in some locales.
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 GRB wrote it up.
A steady rainfall on top of a deep snow cover resulted in widespread dense fog across north central Wisconsin. Visibilities were reduced to a few hundred feet in some locales.
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, Oneida
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Forest
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Florence
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Lincoln
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Langlade
- When
- March 28, 12:00 PM CST to 9:00 PM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (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.
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More
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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: 5594785, 5594786, 5594787, 5594788, 5594789, 5594942.