California, 2000

Dense Fog in California, November 25, 2000

November 25, 2000 · NWS HNX · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

The Central San Joaquin Valley and north sections of the South San Joaquin Valley had dense fog with visibilities lowering to less than 1/4 mile in many locations and only 200 feet in the Madera County area of the east Valley.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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.

The Central San Joaquin Valley and north sections of the South San Joaquin Valley had dense fog with visibilities lowering to less than 1/4 mile in many locations and only 200 feet in the Madera County area of the east Valley.

Event by event

4 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, W Central Sj Valley

When
November 25, 12:33 AM PST to 5:00 AM PST
Where
W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Se Sj Valley

When
November 25, 12:35 AM PST to 7:25 AM PST
Where
Se Sj Valley forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, E Central Sj Valley

When
November 25, 12:38 AM PST to 5:10 AM PST
Where
E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

Dense Fog, Sw Sj Valley

When
November 25, 2:12 AM PST to 6:25 AM PST
Where
Sw Sj Valley 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

More

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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: 5159289, 5159292, 5159290, 5159291.