Dense Fog, Alexander
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Illinois, January 27, 1998
Widespread dense fog developed over far southern Illinois during the early morning hours. The most persistent dense fog occurred in the Marion/Carbondale area, where visibility was locally near zero for several hours.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
- 19
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 PAH wrote it up.
Widespread dense fog developed over far southern Illinois during the early morning hours. The most persistent dense fog occurred in the Marion/Carbondale area, where visibility was locally near zero for several hours. The dense fog hindered early morning commuters.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Edwards
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Edwards forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Franklin
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Franklin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Gallatin
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hamilton
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hamilton forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hardin
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jackson
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jefferson
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Johnson
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Massac
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Massac forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Perry
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Pope
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pope forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Pulaski
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Saline
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Saline forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Union
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Union forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Wabash
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Wayne
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, White
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Williamson
- When
- January 27, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
- Where
- Williamson forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.730, -88.930 (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
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in Tennessee, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, January 27 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in North Carolina, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in West Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Virginia, January 27 to 28, 1998
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: 5628863, 5628864, 5628865, 5628866, 5628867, 5628868, 5628869, 5628870, 5628871, 5628872, 5628873, 5628874, 5628875, 5628876, 5628877, 5628878, 5628879, 5628880, 5628881.