Florida, 2000

Dense Fog in Florida, February 15, 2000

February 15, 2000 · NWS TBW · 10 events in 10 counties and zones

S. Highway 41 corridor.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
10

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 TBW wrote it up.

Patchy areas of dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile over portions of Levy, Sumter, Citrus, Hernando, Pasco, Polk, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota and Charlotte counties, mainly east of the U.S. Highway 41 corridor.

The radar

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Event by event

10 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Levy

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Levy forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Charlotte

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Charlotte forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Citrus

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Citrus forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Hernando

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Hernando forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Hillsborough

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Hillsborough forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Manatee

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Manatee forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Pasco

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Pasco forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Polk

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Polk forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Sarasota

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Sarasota forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Sumter

When
February 15, 12:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Sumter forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
28.705, -82.081 (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.

The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5134194, 5134195, 5134196, 5134197, 5134198, 5134199, 5134200, 5134201, 5134202, 5134203.