Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog in Florida, November 20, 1998
Widespread dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile across much of West Central and Southwest Florida for up to six hours.
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS TBW wrote it up.
Widespread dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile across much of West Central and Southwest Florida for up to six hours.
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
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, De Soto
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- De Soto forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.186, -81.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hardee
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hardee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.493, -81.810 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hernando
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Highlands
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Highlands forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 27.343, -81.341 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hillsborough
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Lee
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Manatee
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manatee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 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 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 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)
Dense Fog, Sarasota
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sarasota forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- November 20, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 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)
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
- Tornado in Louisiana, November 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 20 to 21, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 20 to 22, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 20 to 22, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 20, 1998
- Strong Wind in California, November 20, 1998
- Flooding in California, November 20 to 22, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, November 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, November 20 to 21, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 20, 1998
- High Wind in Oregon, November 20, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, November 20 to 21, 1998
More
Every storm in Florida in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5670121, 5670122, 5670123, 5670124, 5670125, 5670126, 5670127, 5670128, 5670129, 5670130, 5670131, 5670132, 5670133, 5670134, 5670135.