California, 2004

Dense Fog in California, April 1, 2004

April 1, 2004 · NWS SGX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Dense fog in the Cajon Pass led to 15 seperate crashes that involved a total of 66 vehicles.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
24
Property damage
$1.4 million
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.

Dense fog in the Cajon Pass led to 15 seperate crashes that involved a total of 66 vehicles.

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, P Sw San Bernardino

When
April 1, 6:37 AM PST to 11:50 AM PST
Where
P Sw San Bernardino forecast zone
Injuries
24 direct, 0 indirect
Property damage
$1.4 million
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
34.841, -116.178 (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.

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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: 5393507.