Ohio, 2000

Dense Fog in Ohio, February 7, 2000

February 7, 2000 · NWS ILN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

An area of dense fog formed along Interstate 70 during the late evening hours. The dense fog was the cause of a pileup of vehicles, which led to 1 death and 14 injuries.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
14
Property damage
$250,000
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.

What happened

The episode as NWS ILN wrote it up.

An area of dense fog formed along Interstate 70 during the late evening hours. The dense fog was the cause of a pileup of vehicles, which led to 1 death and 14 injuries.

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Preble

When
February 7, 10:53 PM EST
Where
Preble forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Injuries
14 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$250,000
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.742, -84.648 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Dense Fog, Preble2000-02-0743MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5134943.