Dense Fog in Florida, November 2, 1998

Name: Dense Fog in Florida, November 2, 1998
Start: 1998-11-02T04:00
End: 1998-11-02T10:00
Location: Florida

November 2, 1998 · NWS TBW · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile across much of Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties for up to six hours.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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 to less than a quarter mile across much of Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee counties for up to six hours.

Event by event

3 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Sarasota

When: November 2, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Sarasota forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Charlotte

When: November 2, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Charlotte forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Lee

When: November 2, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
Where: Lee forecast zone
Reported by: AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

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

Every storm in Florida in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Florida, November 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: 5669978, 5669979, 5669980.