Dense Fog, X W San Diego
- When
- September 23, 1:45 AM PST
- Where
- X W San Diego forecast zone
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in California, September 23, 2002
A 44 foot boat trying to enter San Diego Bay in dense fog ran onto the rocks on the eastern side of Point Loma and was destroyed by breaking waves. The three occupants were rescued with no injuries.
Where it happened
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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $250,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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 SGX wrote it up.
A 44 foot boat trying to enter San Diego Bay in dense fog ran onto the rocks on the eastern side of Point Loma and was destroyed by breaking waves. The three occupants were rescued with no injuries.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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The same day elsewhere
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5316471.