Dense Fog, W Central S.J. Valley
- When
- December 25, 3:00 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- W Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog in California, December 25, 2002
Visibilities around the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley on the morning of the 25th dropped to less than 500 feet in widespread locations.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Visibilities around the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley on the morning of the 25th dropped to less than 500 feet in widespread locations.
Event by event
4 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley
- When
- December 25, 3:00 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- LAW ENFORCEMENT
Dense Fog, Sw S.J. Valley
- When
- December 25, 3:00 AM PST to 11:00 AM PST
- Where
- Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Se S.J. Valley
- When
- December 25, 3:00 AM PST to 12:00 PM PST
- Where
- Se S.J. 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
- High Wind in North Carolina, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm and High Wind in Massachusetts, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 25, 2002
- High Wind in Washington, December 25, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 25, 2002
- High Wind in Virginia, December 25, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Storm in New York, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Storm in Vermont, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 25 to 26, 2002
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 25, 2002
More
Every storm in California in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2002
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: 5324679, 5324680, 5324681, 5324682.