Dense Fog, Osage
- When
- April 8, 12:30 AM CST to 9:00 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 in Kansas, April 8, 2005
Dense fog formed around 1230 am and created hazardous driving conditions. Visibilities were reported near zero in some areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 6 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
- 6
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 formed around 1230 am and created hazardous driving conditions. Visibilities were reported near zero in some areas. Several accidents occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Shawnee
- When
- April 8, 12:30 AM CST to 9:00 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, Douglas
- When
- April 8, 12:30 AM CST to 9:00 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
- April 8, 12:30 AM CST to 9:00 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, Morris
- When
- April 8, 12:30 AM CST to 9:00 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, Wabaunsee
- When
- April 8, 12:30 AM CST to 9:00 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Lightning Strike in Florida, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Colorado, April 8, 2005
- Winter Storm in California, April 8 to 10, 2005
- Lightning Strike in South Carolina, April 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, April 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Colorado, April 8, 2005
- Wildfire in North Dakota, April 8, 2005
- Tornado in California, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Utah, April 8, 2005
- High Wind in Nevada, April 8, 2005
- Strong Wind in Colorado, April 8, 2005
More
Every storm in Kansas in 2005Every state in 2005This day in weather historyWarnings in Kansas, April 2005
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: 5448178, 5448179, 5448180, 5448181, 5448182, 5448183.