Oklahoma, 1998

Dense Fog in Oklahoma, May 6, 1998

May 6, 1998 · NWS OUN · 30 events in 30 counties and zones

Dense fog formed over most of central and southern Oklahoma during the early morning of May 6th, resulting in visibilities of less than one-quarter of a mile at many routine surface observation sights. Two automobile accidents, attributed at least in part to the dense fog, were reported.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
30

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 OUN wrote it up.

Dense fog formed over most of central and southern Oklahoma during the early morning of May 6th, resulting in visibilities of less than one-quarter of a mile at many routine surface observation sights. Two automobile accidents, attributed at least in part to the dense fog, were reported. One woman involved in a single-vehicle accident at 0430 CST was killed near Elmore City (Garvin County) when she failed to make a sharp curve, went off the road and struck an embankment. Another woman was injured near Lawton (Comanche County) at 0700 CST when her car hit another vehicle which was trying to turn left out of a driveway.

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Event by event

30 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Noble

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Noble forecast zone
Coordinates
36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Atoka

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Atoka forecast zone
Coordinates
34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Blaine

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Blaine forecast zone
Coordinates
35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Bryan

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Bryan forecast zone
Coordinates
33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Caddo

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Caddo forecast zone
Coordinates
35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Canadian

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Canadian forecast zone
Coordinates
35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Carter

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Carter forecast zone
Coordinates
34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Cleveland

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Cleveland forecast zone
Coordinates
35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Coal

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Coal forecast zone
Coordinates
34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Comanche

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Comanche forecast zone
Coordinates
34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Cotton

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Cotton forecast zone
Coordinates
34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Garvin

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Garvin forecast zone
Coordinates
34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Grady

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Grady forecast zone
Coordinates
35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hughes

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Hughes forecast zone
Coordinates
35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jefferson

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Coordinates
34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Johnston

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Johnston forecast zone
Coordinates
34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Kingfisher

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Kingfisher forecast zone
Coordinates
35.945, -97.942 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Lincoln

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Lincoln forecast zone
Coordinates
35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Logan

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Logan forecast zone
Coordinates
35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Love

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Love forecast zone
Coordinates
33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Marshall

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Coordinates
34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, McClain

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
McClain forecast zone
Coordinates
35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Murray

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Murray forecast zone
Coordinates
34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Oklahoma

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Oklahoma forecast zone
Coordinates
35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Payne

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Payne forecast zone
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Pontotoc

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Pontotoc forecast zone
Coordinates
34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Pottawatomie

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie forecast zone
Coordinates
35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Seminole

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Seminole forecast zone
Coordinates
35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Stephens

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Stephens forecast zone
Coordinates
34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Tillman

When
May 6, 3:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Tillman forecast zone
Coordinates
34.373, -98.924 (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.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5669308, 5669309, 5669310, 5669311, 5669312, 5669313, 5669314, 5669315, 5669316, 5669317, 5669318, 5669319, 5669320, 5669321, 5669322, 5669323, 5669324, 5669325, 5669326, 5669327, 5669328, 5669329, 5669330, 5669331, 5669332, 5669333, 5669334, 5669335, 5669336, 5669337.