Frost/Freeze, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- November 15, 3:30 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- GOVT OFFICIAL
Dense Fog and Frost and Freeze in California, November 15, 2000
Dense fog formed in a cold environment with temperatures at or just below 32 degree F. along Highways 152 and 33 in West Merced County and Fresno County (Dos Palos, Kerman) and less than 600 foot visibility along roadways on the east side of the Central Valley.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
Dense fog formed in a cold environment with temperatures at or just below 32 degree F. along Highways 152 and 33 in West Merced County and Fresno County (Dos Palos, Kerman) and less than 600 foot visibility along roadways on the east side of the Central Valley. Around the Fresno County citrus belt, overnight low temperatures dropped to 28 degrees F at Clovis, Navelencia, and Riverbend.
Event by event
2 dense fog, 1 frost/freeze. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- November 15, 6:52 AM PST to 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- November 15, 6:52 AM PST to 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
What these are
- Frost/Freeze
- Frost or temperatures at or below freezing during the growing season, usually filed for crop damage.
- 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
More
Every storm in California in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in California, November 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5159278, 5159276, 5159277.