Dense Fog, E Central Sj Valley
- When
- February 14, 4:45 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog in California, February 14, 2002
Visibilities lowered to well less than 1/4SM visibility through much of the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley area on the morning of the 14th. A 3-car collision in 7 miles WSW of Porterville in Tulare County in the South San Joaquin Valley injured 7.
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 lowered to well less than 1/4SM visibility through much of the Central and Southern San Joaquin Valley area on the morning of the 14th. A 3-car collision in 7 miles WSW of Porterville in Tulare County in the South San Joaquin Valley injured 7.
Event by event
4 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Se Sj Valley
- When
- February 14, 5:15 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- Se Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, W Central Sj Valley
- When
- February 14, 6:00 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- W Central Sj Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
Dense Fog, Sw Sj Valley
- When
- February 14, 7:02 AM PST to 10:00 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
More
Every storm in California in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 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: 5282362, 5282364, 5282361, 5282363.