Dense Fog, Albemarle
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Albemarle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Virginia, December 26, 2005
Locally dense fog developed early in the morning on December 26. Visibilities fell to one-quarter mile or less in local areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 13 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
- 16
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 LWX wrote it up.
Locally dense fog developed early in the morning on December 26. Visibilities fell to one-quarter mile or less in local areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
16 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Augusta
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Clarke
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Culpeper
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Fauquier
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Frederick
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Greene
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Loudoun
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Madison
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Nelson
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Nelson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 37.787, -78.887 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Orange
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Prince William
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Rappahannock
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Rockingham
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Shenandoah
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Spotsylvania
- When
- December 26, 2:00 AM EST to 6:00 AM EST
- Where
- Spotsylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.244, -77.558 (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
- Flooding in Oregon, December 26 to 31, 2005
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 26, 2005
- Heavy Snow and Damaging Winds in Utah, December 26 to 27, 2005
- Tornado in California, December 26, 2005
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, December 26, 2005
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 26, 2005
- Winter Weather in Colorado, December 26 to 27, 2005
- High Wind in Oregon, December 26 to 27, 2005
- Dense Fog in Maryland, December 26, 2005
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, December 26 to 27, 2005
- Winter Storm in Maine, December 26 to 27, 2005
- Heavy Snow in Maine, December 26 to 27, 2005
More
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5483692, 5483693, 5483694, 5483695, 5483696, 5483697, 5483698, 5483777, 5483778, 5483779, 5483780, 5483781, 5483782, 5483783, 5483784, 5483785.