Dense Fog, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- February 1, 4:00 AM PST to February 2, 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Dense Fog in California, February 1 to 2, 2001
J. Valley on both the morning of the 1st and 2nd.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 6
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 HNX wrote it up.
Dense fog formed very late on the morning of the 1st affecting the Central San Joaquin Valley and only a small portion of the north part of the SW S.J. Valley on both the morning of the 1st and 2nd. On the morning of the 2nd two multiple vehicle accidents occurred on Highway 198, 4 and 8 miles west of Hanford, due to the dense fog.
Event by event
3 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- February 1, 4:00 AM PST to February 2, 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Injuries
- 6 direct, 0 indirect
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Sw Sj Valley
- When
- February 1, 6:00 AM PST to February 2, 9:30 AM PST
- Where
- Sw Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Alaska, February 1, 2001
- Drought in North Carolina, February 1 to 28, 2001
- Drought in South Carolina, February 1 to 28, 2001
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 2001
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 1 to 2, 2001
- Drought in Georgia, February 1 to 28, 2001
- Frost and Freeze in California, February 1 to 2, 2001
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, February 1 to 2, 2001
- Winter Storm in Maine, February 1, 2001
- Dense Fog in Florida, February 1, 2001
- High Wind in Oregon, February 1 to 3, 2001
- Flood in Oklahoma, February 1, 2001
More
Every storm in California in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2001
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5233028, 5233029, 5233030.