Arkansas, 2005

Dense Fog in Arkansas, December 22, 2005

December 22, 2005 · NWS SHV · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 dense fog, as filed by the National Weather Service.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
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.

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1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Hempstead

When
December 22, 7:00 AM CST
Where
Hempstead forecast zone
Reported by
DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
Coordinates
33.735, -93.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog developed across portions of Southwest Arkansas during the early morning hours of the 22nd. Temperatures fell into the middle 20s across these same areas and as a result...freezing fog left an thin deposit of ice across county roads and bridges. 17 vehicles were involved in an accident on interstate 30 and Hwy 67. There was one fatality and twelve others were injured and transported to a local hospital.

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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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: 5484233.