California, 2000

Dense Fog in California, March 28, 2000

March 28, 2000 · NWS SGX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Dense fog covered Highway 18 between Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs. A Fire Truck and a dump truck collied in the nezr zero visibility.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 covered Highway 18 between Lake Arrowhead and Running Springs. A Fire Truck and a dump truck collied in the nezr zero visibility.

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, San Bernardino County Mountains

When
March 28, 7:00 AM PST to 8:30 AM PST
Where
San Bernardino County Mountains forecast zone
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.841, -116.178 (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.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5136428.