Dense Fog, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- December 24, 4:00 AM PST to December 27, 10:15 AM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
During the very early hours of the morning from the 24th through the 27th, dense fog formed in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley. Visibilities dropped to less than 1/4 Mile by dawn during this time period even if the night hours were typically clear and ultimately reaching even freezing before the fog formed, especially on the morning of the 25th.
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.
The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
During the very early hours of the morning from the 24th through the 27th, dense fog formed in the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley. Visibilities dropped to less than 1/4 Mile by dawn during this time period even if the night hours were typically clear and ultimately reaching even freezing before the fog formed, especially on the morning of the 25th.
4 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2000
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5168111, 5168112, 5168114, 5168113.