Dense Fog, Clinton
- When
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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 in Iowa, May 2, 2000
Clearing skies, light winds and a damp ground led to the formation of dense fog over the region. No injuries were reported.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 8
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.
Clearing skies, light winds and a damp ground led to the formation of dense fog over the region. No injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
8 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Des Moines
- When
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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, Henry
- When
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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, Lee
- When
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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, Louisa
- When
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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
- May 2, 1:00 AM CST to 9:00 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)
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 and Flash Flood in Texas, May 2, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in Texas, May 2 to 3, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Mississippi, May 2 to 5, 2000
- High Wind in New York, May 2, 2000
- Dense Fog in Illinois, May 2, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, May 2, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, May 2, 2000
- Flash Flood and Hail in South Carolina, May 2, 2000
- Tornado and Hail in Texas, May 2, 2000
- Dense Fog in Missouri, May 2, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, May 2, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Texas, May 2, 2000
More
Every storm in Iowa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Iowa, May 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: 5146548, 5146549, 5146550, 5146551, 5146552, 5146553, 5146554, 5146555.