California, 2000

Dense Fog in California, September 23, 2000

September 23, 2000 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$1,000
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.

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra

When
September 23, 6:30 AM PST
Where
Lassen/Eastern Plumas/Eastern Sierra forecast zone
Property damage
$1,000
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
40.086, -120.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Spotter report of heavy fog in Vinton reducing visibility to 500 feet and causing one non-injury accident.

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: 5157112.