Dense Fog in Texas, January 3, 2005

Name: Dense Fog in Texas, January 3, 2005
Start: 2005-01-03T06:30
End: 2005-01-03T08:00
Location: Texas

January 3, 2005 · NWS MAF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

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

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Ector

When: January 3, 6:30 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where: Ector forecast zone
Reported by: NEWSPAPER
Coordinates: 31.869, -102.543 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A serious traffic accident was indirectly related to dense fog over the central Permian Basin of west Texas during the morning hours of the 3rd. A tanker-truck turned over at the intersection of U.S. Highway 385 and South Loop 338 in Odessa. Local officials said the driver was traveling too fast given the dense fog conditions and lost control when he suddenly tried to stop at the obscured intersection. The driver was transported to a local hospital in serious condition.

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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The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Texas in 2005 Every state in 2005 This day in weather history Warnings in Texas, January 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5434393.