Dense Fog in Texas, January 12, 2001

Name: Dense Fog in Texas, January 12, 2001
Start: 2001-01-12T05:00
End: 2001-01-12T14:00
Location: Texas

January 12, 2001 · NWS OUN · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Dense fog, with visibilities reduced to less than one quarter of a mile, developed during the early morning of the 12th and continued through early afternoon.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 5 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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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 5

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 OUN wrote it up.

Dense fog, with visibilities reduced to less than one quarter of a mile, developed during the early morning of the 12th and continued through early afternoon.

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 Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 11, 2:40 PM CST, 14 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 11, 2:40 PM CST, 14 hours 20 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

5 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Archer

When: January 12, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Archer forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.615, -98.688 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Clay

When: January 12, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Clay forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.786, -98.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hardeman

When: January 12, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Hardeman forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.290, -99.746 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Wichita

When: January 12, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Wichita forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 33.988, -98.704 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Wilbarger

When: January 12, 5:00 AM CST to 2:00 PM CST
Where: Wilbarger forecast zone
Reported by: LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates: 34.081, -99.241 (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

Every storm in Texas in 2001 Every state in 2001 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, January 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: 5229279, 5229280, 5229281, 5229282, 5229283.