Florida, 2001

Dense Fog in Florida, February 14, 2001

February 14, 2001 · NWS TBW · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Patchy dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile over portions of West Central Florida.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Cold
  • Fire, smoke and dust
  • Marine and coastal
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 TBW wrote it up.

Patchy dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile over portions of West Central Florida.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 14, 2:00 AM EST, 1 hour earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 2:00 AM EST, 1 hour before
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
200 AM EST WED FEB 14 2001

PATTERN CONTINUES WITH UPPER RIDGE OVER THE AREA AND WEAK SFC
BOUNDARY OVER THE PENINSULA. E FLOW KEEPING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN
PLACE GENERATING LOW CLOUDS AND FOG AGAIN TONIGHT WITH LOWEST VIS
OVER E AND NE FL ATTM. RIDGING TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE AREA AND
SLOWLY DRIFT E THRU FRI WITH WARM TEMPS AND ATLC MOISTURE INTO THE
AREA THRU THE PERIOD. SHORTWAVE MOVING FROM S PLAINS AND SHEARING OUT
OVER THE SE U.S. AS IT TRAVERSES THE RIDGE FRI/SAT. ASSOCIATED FRONT
TO MOVE OVER THE AREA SAT WITH SHEARED VORT LOBE TO PROVIDE SOME LIFT
FOR CHANCE OF SHOWERS SAT. IN WAKE OF SHORTWAVE SFC HIGH BUILDS IN
WITH DRYING AND COOLER TEMPS SUN-TUE.

MARINE: SFC RIDGE TO BUILD ACROSS THE WATERS AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AND THEN SLIDE OFF TO THE EAST AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM
THE WEST. FRONT TO MOVE THRU THE WATERS SAT WITH SHIFT IN WINDS AS
HIGH BUILDS ON SUNDAY.

TPA BB 083/065 083/065 0000
FMY BB 086/064 086/064 0000

.TBW...NONE.

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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Levy

When
February 14, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Levy forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Citrus

When
February 14, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Citrus forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Hernando

When
February 14, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Hernando forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Pasco

When
February 14, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Pasco forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC

Dense Fog, Polk

When
February 14, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Polk forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
27.949, -81.698 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Sumter

When
February 14, 3:00 AM EST to 9:00 AM EST
Where
Sumter forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
28.705, -82.081 (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.

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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: 5235226, 5235227, 5235228, 5235325, 5235326, 5235327.