Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Widespread dense fog reduced visibility to one quarter mile or less across most locations of West Central and Southwest Florida.
Dense Fog in Florida, December 28, 1998
15 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
- 15
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
15 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Charlotte
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, De Soto
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- De Soto forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 27.186, -81.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hardee
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hardee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 27.493, -81.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hernando
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Highlands
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 27.343, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hillsborough
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Lee
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Manatee
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manatee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 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, Polk
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 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, Sarasota
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sarasota forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- December 28, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 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
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Wyoming, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 28, 1998
- Flooding in Washington, December 28 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 28 to 30, 1998
- Flood in Oregon, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, December 28, 1998
- High Wind in New Mexico, December 28, 1998
- Waterspout in Hawaii, December 28, 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: 5674246, 5674247, 5674248, 5674249, 5674250, 5674251, 5674252, 5674253, 5674254, 5674255, 5674256, 5674257, 5674258, 5674259, 5674260.