Dense Fog, Polk
- When
- December 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Florida, December 1, 1998
S. Highway 19/41 corridors from Levy to Hillsborough Counties in West Central Florida.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Patchy dense fog reduced visibility to less than one quarter mile along the Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 19/41 corridors from Levy to Hillsborough Counties in West Central Florida.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- December 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Hillsborough
- When
- December 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- December 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- December 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- December 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- December 1, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sumter forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- 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
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in Texas, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Snow in Washington, December 1 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Rain in California, December 1, 1998
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Massachusetts, December 1, 1998
- Drought in Virginia, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in Kentucky, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Drought in New Mexico, December 1 to 31, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, December 1 to 7, 1998
- Heat in Wisconsin, December 1 to 6, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, December 1 to 8, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, December 1998
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: 5673862, 5673863, 5673864, 5673865, 5673959, 5673960, 5673961.