Dense Fog, Orange
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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 in Virginia, September 9, 2006
Dense fog affected the Central Shenandoah Valley and Northern Piedmont with visibilities reduced to between one-quarter and one-half mile in many areas. Visibilities were reported below one-quarter mile in localized areas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 15 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
- 18
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.
Dense fog affected the Central Shenandoah Valley and Northern Piedmont with visibilities reduced to between one-quarter and one-half mile in many areas. Visibilities were reported below one-quarter mile in localized areas.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
18 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Prince William
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Rappahannock
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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)
Dense Fog, Stafford
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Albemarle
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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, Augusta
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Frederick
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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, King George
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- King George forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Loudoun
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 AM EST
- Where
- Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Dense Fog, Madison
- When
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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
- September 9, 5:00 AM EST to 8:30 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)
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
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- Lightning Strikes in Maine, September 9, 2006
- Hail and Damaging Winds in New Hampshire, September 9, 2006
- Frost and Freeze in Michigan, September 9, 2006
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, September 9, 2006
- Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 9, 2006
- Hail in Colorado, September 9, 2006
- Dense Fog in Maryland, September 9, 2006
- Hail in Vermont, September 9, 2006
- Hail in New York, September 9, 2006
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: 5532854, 5532855, 5532856, 5532857, 5532858, 5532859, 5533094, 5535298, 5535299, 5535300, 5535301, 5535302, 5535303, 5535304, 5535305, 5535306, 5535307, 5535308.