Wyoming, 2003

Dense Fog in Wyoming, December 1 to 2, 2003

December 1 to 2, 2003 · NWS RIW · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Visibilities dropped to one-quarter of a mile at times during this period.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 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
3

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 RIW wrote it up.

Visibilities dropped to one-quarter of a mile at times during this period.

The radar

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

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Event by event

3 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Upper Green River Basin

When
December 1, 7:30 PM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Upper Green River Basin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
42.433, -109.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Rock Springs & Green River

When
December 1, 7:30 PM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Rock Springs & Green River forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.660, -108.879 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Flaming Gorge

When
December 1, 7:30 PM MST to December 2, 4:00 AM MST
Where
Flaming Gorge forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.660, -108.879 (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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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: 5332110, 5332111, 5332112.