Kansas, 2003

Dense Fog in Kansas, January 10, 2003

January 10, 2003 · NWS TOP · 15 events in 15 counties and zones

Dense fog reduced visibilibies to a quarter mile or less for a time during the morning hours.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
15

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 TOP wrote it up.

Dense fog reduced visibilibies to a quarter mile or less for a time during the morning hours.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

15 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Brown

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Brown forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.827, -95.564 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Coffey

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Coffey forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Douglas

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Douglas forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.885, -95.293 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Franklin

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.565, -95.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jackson

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jefferson

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.236, -95.383 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Lyon

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Lyon forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Marshall

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Morris

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Morris forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.687, -96.650 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Nemaha

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Nemaha forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.784, -96.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Osage

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Osage forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.652, -95.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Pottawatomie

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Pottawatomie forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.379, -96.342 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Republic

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Republic forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.828, -97.651 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Shawnee

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Shawnee forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Wabaunsee

When
January 10, 8:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
Where
Wabaunsee forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.953, -96.205 (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.

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The same day elsewhere

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5339225, 5339226, 5339227, 5339228, 5339229, 5339230, 5339231, 5339232, 5339233, 5339234, 5339235, 5339236, 5339237, 5339238, 5339239.