Kansas, 2005

Dense Fog in Kansas, March 4, 2005

March 4, 2005 · NWS TOP · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Dense fog formed around 5 am and created hazardous driving conditions. At least one accident occurred.

Where it happened

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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 5 am and created hazardous driving conditions. At least one accident occurred. Visibilities were reported as only a few hundred feet.

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Event by event

6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Coffey

When
March 4, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Coffey forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.237, -95.734 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Franklin

When
March 4, 5:00 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, Lyon

When
March 4, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Lyon forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.456, -96.153 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Morris

When
March 4, 5:00 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, Osage

When
March 4, 5:00 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, Anderson

When
March 4, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
Where
Anderson forecast zone
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
38.214, -95.293 (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.

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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: 5439377, 5439378, 5439379, 5439380, 5439381, 5440710.