Dense Fog, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- December 16, 11:53 PM PST to December 19, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog in California, December 16 to 19, 2000
During this period of late evening and early morning fog, numerous reports of visibilities limited to less than 1/4 mile were received as well as Highway Patrol pacing cars on area highways.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 HNX wrote it up.
During this period of late evening and early morning fog, numerous reports of visibilities limited to less than 1/4 mile were received as well as Highway Patrol pacing cars on area highways.
Event by event
4 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- December 16, 11:53 PM PST to December 19, 3:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Sw Sj Valley
- When
- December 16, 11:53 PM PST to December 19, 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Sw Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Se Sj Valley
- When
- December 17, 12:15 AM PST to December 19, 4:35 AM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornadoes in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- High Wind in Louisiana, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, December 16, 2000
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Georgia, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold and Lightning Strike in Tennessee, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Florida, December 16, 2000
- Tornado in Georgia, December 16, 2000
- Extreme Cold in Illinois, December 16 to 17, 2000
- Tornado in Alabama, December 16, 2000
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2000
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: 5168096, 5168097, 5168098, 5168099.