Dense Fog, Carter
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.251, -97.286 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Oklahoma, January 30, 2003
Areas of dense fog developed during the early and mid morning of the 30th, with visibilities below one quarter of a mile at times. Sub-freezing temperatures also allowed frost to form on some bridges and overpasses.
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.
- 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
- 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 OUN wrote it up.
Areas of dense fog developed during the early and mid morning of the 30th, with visibilities below one quarter of a mile at times. Sub-freezing temperatures also allowed frost to form on some bridges and overpasses.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
15 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Cleveland
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cleveland forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.203, -97.326 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Garvin
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Garvin forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.705, -97.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Grady
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Grady forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.017, -97.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Kay
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Kay forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.818, -97.144 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Lincoln
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Lincoln forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.703, -96.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Logan
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Logan forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.919, -97.443 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, McClain
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- McClain forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.009, -97.444 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Murray
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Murray forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.482, -97.068 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Noble
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Noble forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.389, -97.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Oklahoma
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Oklahoma forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.552, -97.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Payne
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Payne forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Pottawatomie
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pottawatomie forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.207, -96.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Seminole
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Seminole forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 35.168, -96.615 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Stephens
- When
- January 30, 6:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stephens forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 34.486, -97.851 (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
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- Heavy Snow in Virginia, January 30, 2003
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 30, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Montana, January 30, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 30, 2003
- High Wind in Oregon, January 30 to 31, 2003
- Winter Weather in Maryland, January 30, 2003
- Heavy Snow in Washington, January 30 to 31, 2003
More
Every storm in Oklahoma in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Oklahoma, January 2003
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: 5338691, 5338692, 5338693, 5338694, 5338695, 5338696, 5338697, 5338698, 5338699, 5338700, 5338701, 5338702, 5338703, 5338704, 5338705.