California, 2000

Dense Fog in California, November 25 to 26, 2000

November 25 to 26, 2000 · NWS SGX · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Dense fog moved north along the coast during the evening hours and inland after sunset. Visibility was less than 100 feet over the coastal waters, major airports, and highways between San Diego and Los Angeles.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
4
Property damage
$15,000
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 moved north along the coast during the evening hours and inland after sunset. Visibility was less than 100 feet over the coastal waters, major airports, and highways between San Diego and Los Angeles. Marine and air transportation into and out of the region was shut down. Several recreational boaters became lost in the fog.

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Event by event

2 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, X W San Diego

When
November 25, 5:05 PM PST to November 26, 7:45 AM PST
Where
X W San Diego forecast zone
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$15,000
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, W/S Orange

When
November 26, 12:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
W/S Orange forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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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: 5160550, 5160224.