Dense Fog, Benton
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Benton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.080, -92.066 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Iowa, March 15, 2000
Widespread dense fog formed in the vicinity of a high pressure ridge, where winds were light and the sky had cleared. No injuries were reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 21
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 DVN wrote it up.
Widespread dense fog formed in the vicinity of a high pressure ridge, where winds were light and the sky had cleared. No injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Buchanan
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Buchanan forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.838 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Cedar
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cedar forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.772, -91.132 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Clinton
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Clinton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.898, -90.532 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Delaware
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Delaware forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.471, -91.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Des Moines
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Des Moines forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.923, -91.181 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Dubuque
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dubuque forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.469, -90.882 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Henry
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Henry forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.988, -91.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Iowa
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iowa forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.686, -92.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jackson
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jackson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.172, -90.574 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jefferson
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.032, -91.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Johnson
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Johnson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.672, -91.588 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jones
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jones forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.121, -91.131 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Keokuk
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Keokuk forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.337, -92.179 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Lee
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.642, -91.479 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Linn
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Linn forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.079, -91.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Louisa
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Louisa forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.219, -91.260 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Muscatine
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Muscatine forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.484, -91.113 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Scott
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.637, -90.623 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Van Buren
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Van Buren forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 40.753, -91.950 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Washington
- When
- March 15, 3:45 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 41.336, -91.718 (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
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Waterspout in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornado in Louisiana, March 15, 2000
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, March 15, 2000
- Dense Fog in Illinois, March 15, 2000
- Hail in Kansas, March 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Michigan, March 15, 2000
- Winter Storm in Michigan, March 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 15 to 16, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 15, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, March 15, 2000
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, March 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5134446, 5134447, 5134448, 5134449, 5134450, 5134451, 5134452, 5134453, 5134454, 5134455, 5134456, 5134457, 5134458, 5134459, 5134773, 5134774, 5134775, 5134776, 5134777, 5134778, 5134878.