Dense Fog, Pinellas
- When
- January 18, 1:00 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 in Florida, January 18, 1999
Patchy dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile over parts of West Central and Southwest Florida.
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.
Patchy dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile over parts of West Central and Southwest Florida.
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
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Charlotte forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Citrus
- When
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Citrus forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, De Soto
- When
- January 18, 1:00 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
- January 18, 1:00 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
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hernando forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Highlands
- When
- January 18, 1:00 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
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hillsborough forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Lee
- When
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Levy
- When
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Levy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Manatee
- When
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Manatee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Pasco
- When
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Pasco forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Polk
- When
- January 18, 1:00 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
- January 18, 1:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sarasota forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Sumter
- When
- January 18, 1:00 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
- Avalanche in Washington, January 18, 1999
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in New Jersey, January 18 to 19, 1999
- Damaging Winds and Waterspout in Maryland, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999
- Tornado in Pennsylvania, January 18, 1999
- Damaging Wind and High Wind in Massachusetts, January 18, 1999
- High Wind in West Virginia, January 18, 1999
- Damaging Wind in New Jersey, January 18, 1999
- Winter Weather in Maine, January 18 to 19, 1999
- Hail in Alabama, January 18, 1999
More
Every storm in Florida in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Florida, January 1999
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: 5682260, 5682261, 5682262, 5682263, 5682264, 5682265, 5682266, 5682267, 5682268, 5682269, 5682270, 5682271, 5682272, 5682273, 5682274.