Dense Fog, Dodge
- When
- September 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Wisconsin, September 6, 2002
Dense fog developed overnight across parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Visibilities were reduced to zero to 1/4 mile, resulting in a few vehicle accidents, and delayed airplane activities.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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 MKX wrote it up.
Dense fog developed overnight across parts of south-central and southeast Wisconsin. Visibilities were reduced to zero to 1/4 mile, resulting in a few vehicle accidents, and delayed airplane activities.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Washington
- When
- September 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Jefferson
- When
- September 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Waukesha
- When
- September 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Waukesha forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Rock
- When
- September 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rock forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Walworth
- When
- September 6, 4:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Walworth forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 42.669, -88.542 (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
- Flash Flood in Minnesota, September 6, 2002
- Dust Storm and Damaging Winds in Arizona, September 6, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Texas, September 6 to 7, 2002
- Flash Flooding in Utah, September 6, 2002
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Texas, September 6 to 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 6, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Utah, September 6, 2002
- Flash Flood and Damaging Wind in Arizona, September 6, 2002
- Flash Flood in Utah, September 6, 2002
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Nevada, September 6, 2002
- Extreme Cold in Oregon, September 6 to 7, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, September 6, 2002
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2002Every state in 2002This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, September 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5321161, 5321162, 5321163, 5321164, 5321165, 5321166.