Florida, 1998Dense Fog in Florida, December 5, 1998
December 5, 1998 · NWS TBW · 15 events in 15 counties and zones
15 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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.
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- 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.
Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- December 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense fog reduced visibility to less than one quarter mile along the Interstate 75 and U.S. Highway 19/41 corridor from Levy County to Lee County in West Central and Southwest Florida.
Dense Fog, Charlotte
- When
- December 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- December 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, De Soto
- When
- December 5, 5:00 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 5, 5:00 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 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Highlands
- When
- December 5, 5:00 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 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Lee
- When
- December 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Manatee
- When
- December 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manatee forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- December 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- December 5, 5:00 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 5, 5:00 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 5, 5:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sarasota forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- December 5, 5:00 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)
- 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.
- Tornadoes and High Wind in California, December 5 to 16, 1998$1.3 million · F1 · 4 events
- Winter Storm in California, December 5 to 6, 1998$300,000 · 9 events
- Tornado in California, December 5, 1998F1 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 5 to 6, 19987 events
- Heavy Snow in California, December 5, 19983 events
- High Wind in Alaska, December 5 to 7, 19983 events
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5, 19983 events
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 5 to 6, 19982 events
- Heavy Snow in Washington, December 5 to 6, 19982 events
- Heat in Oklahoma, December 5, 19981 event
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, December 5, 19981 event
- Flood in U.S. Virgin Islands, December 5, 19981 event
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: 5673977, 5673978, 5673979, 5673980, 5673981, 5673982, 5673983, 5673984, 5673985, 5673986, 5673987, 5673988, 5673989, 5675059, 5675060.