Dense Fog, Vilas
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Vilas forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.053, -89.515 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Wisconsin, February 23, 2000
Warm and moist air moving over snow cover and cold ground produced widespread dense fog across most of northeast Wisconsin.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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
- 14
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 GRB wrote it up.
Warm and moist air moving over snow cover and cold ground produced widespread dense fog across most of northeast Wisconsin.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
14 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Oneida
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oneida forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.706, -89.522 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Forest
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Forest forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.667, -88.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Florence
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Florence forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.848, -88.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Marinette
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marinette forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.351, -88.002 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Lincoln
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.338, -89.735 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Langlade
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Langlade forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.262, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Menominee
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 45.004, -88.710 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Oconto
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oconto forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.999, -88.221 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Marathon
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marathon forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.898, -89.759 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Shawano
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Shawano forecast zone
- Reported by
- UNKNOWN
- Coordinates
- 44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Wood
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wood forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.455, -90.042 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Portage
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Portage forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.476, -89.501 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Waupaca
- When
- February 23, 4:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waupaca forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.470, -88.965 (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
- Wildfire in Florida, February 23, 2000
- Hail in Missouri, February 23, 2000
- Flood in Ohio, February 23, 2000
- Flash Flood in New York, February 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, February 23 to 24, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Montana, February 23 to 24, 2000
- Excessive Heat in Wisconsin, February 23 to 29, 2000
- Winter Storm in Idaho, February 23, 2000
- Flooding in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 23, 2000
- Winter Storm in Utah, February 23 to 25, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, February 23, 2000
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, February 23 to 24, 2000
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, February 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5133161, 5133253, 5133254, 5133255, 5133256, 5133257, 5133258, 5133259, 5133260, 5133261, 5133262, 5133263, 5133264, 5133265.