Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- November 15, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sumter forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 28.705, -82.081 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Florida, November 15, 1998
Dense fog reduced visibility over portions of West Central Florida to less than a quarter mile for up to three hours before dissipating.
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
- 4
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.
Dense fog reduced visibility over portions of West Central Florida to less than a quarter mile for up to three hours before dissipating.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- November 15, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- November 15, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pinellas forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.903, -82.739 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Polk
- When
- November 15, 5:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Polk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.949, -81.698 (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
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: 5669981, 5669982, 5669983, 5670104.