Dense Fog, Harper
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harper forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.789, -99.667 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Oklahoma, February 9 to 10, 1999
Dense fog formed over much of western and central Oklahoma from late evening on the 9th through mid-morning of the 10th. Numerous automobile accidents were reported including a 3 car pile-up in Lawton (Comanche County) on Interstate 44 between Rogers Lane and Cache Rd.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 39 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 39
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 much of western and central Oklahoma from late evening on the 9th through mid-morning of the 10th. Numerous automobile accidents were reported including a 3 car pile-up in Lawton (Comanche County) on Interstate 44 between Rogers Lane and Cache Rd. This particular accident occurred around 0730 CST on the 10th and backed up traffic for 2 miles in both direction for over an hour. The fog was so dense that many people reported seeing only a few feet.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
39 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Alfalfa
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Alfalfa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.731, -98.324 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Atoka
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Atoka forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.374, -96.038 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Beckham
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Beckham forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Blaine
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Blaine forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.875, -98.433 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Bryan
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bryan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.962, -96.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Caddo
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Caddo forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.174, -98.375 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Canadian
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Canadian forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.542, -97.982 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Carter
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Cleveland
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Coal
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Coal forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -96.298 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Comanche
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Comanche forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.662, -98.472 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Cotton
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cotton forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -98.372 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Custer
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Custer forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.639, -99.001 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Dewey
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dewey forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.988, -99.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Ellis
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ellis forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.218, -99.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Garvin
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Garvin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Grady
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grady forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Greer
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Greer forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.936, -99.561 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Harmon
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Harmon forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.744, -99.846 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hughes
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hughes forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.048, -96.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jackson
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.588, -99.415 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jefferson
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.111, -97.836 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Johnston
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnston forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.317, -96.661 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Kiowa
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kiowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.916, -98.981 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Love
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Love forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.950, -97.244 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Major
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Major forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.312, -98.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Marshall
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marshall forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.025, -96.769 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, McClain
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- McClain forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Murray
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Pontotoc
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pontotoc forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.728, -96.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Pottawatomie
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Roger Mills
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Roger Mills forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.688, -99.696 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Seminole
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seminole forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Stephens
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.486, -97.851 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Tillman
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Tillman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.373, -98.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Washita
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washita forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Woods
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Woods forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.767, -98.865 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Woodward
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Woodward forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.423, -99.265 (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 Montana, February 9, 1999
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, February 9, 1999
- Hail and Lightning Strikes in Georgia, February 9 to 10, 1999
- Winter Storm and Damaging Winds in Idaho, February 9 to 10, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Winter Storm and High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- High Wind in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in California, February 9, 1999
- Flash Flood in Alabama, February 9, 1999
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 9, 1999
- Dust Storm in California, February 9, 1999
- Winter Storm in Oregon, February 9, 1999
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5682195, 5682196, 5682197, 5682198, 5682199, 5682200, 5682201, 5682202, 5682203, 5682204, 5682205, 5682206, 5682207, 5682297, 5682298, 5682299, 5682300, 5682301, 5682302, 5682303, 5682304, 5682305, 5682306, 5682307, 5682308, 5682309, 5682310, 5682311, 5682312, 5682313, 5682314, 5682315, 5682316, 5682317, 5682318, 5682319, 5682320, 5682321, 5682322.