Dense Fog, San Diego County Coasts
- When
- December 30, 5:11 PM PST to December 31, 4:52 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coasts forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in California, December 30 to 31, 2000
Dense fog forced the closure of both Lindbergh Field and John Wayne Airport for several hours. visibilities along major highways from between the Mexican border and Fullerton was less than a quarter of a mile.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 SGX wrote it up.
Dense fog forced the closure of both Lindbergh Field and John Wayne Airport for several hours. visibilities along major highways from between the Mexican border and Fullerton was less than a quarter of a mile.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Orange County Coastal Plain
- When
- December 31, 5:13 AM PST to 8:36 AM PST
- Where
- Orange County Coastal Plain 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
- Frost and Freeze in Florida, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm in New York, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in New York, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Hampshire, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, December 30, 2000
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 30 to 31, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 30, 2000
- Heavy Snow in New Jersey, December 30, 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: 5166665, 5166666.