Dense Fog, Knox
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Knox forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.606, -99.741 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Texas, February 9 to 10, 1999
Dense fog formed over much of western north Texas from late evening on the 9th through mid-morning of the 10th. Numerous automobile accidents were reported including 3 involving cars and semi-trucks on US Highway 287 near Iowa Park in Wichita County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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 north Texas from late evening on the 9th through mid-morning of the 10th. Numerous automobile accidents were reported including 3 involving cars and semi-trucks on US Highway 287 near Iowa Park in Wichita County. At least 1 injury was reported. 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
8 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Archer
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Archer forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Baylor
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Baylor forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.617, -99.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Clay
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clay forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Foard
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Foard forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.975, -99.778 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Hardeman
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hardeman forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Wichita
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wichita forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Wilbarger
- When
- February 9, 10:00 PM CST to February 10, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wilbarger forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.081, -99.241 (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
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, 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
More
Every storm in Texas in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Texas, 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: 5682323, 5682324, 5682325, 5682326, 5682327, 5682328, 5682329, 5682330.