Arizona, 2007

Dense Fog in Arizona, December 12, 2007

December 12, 2007 · NWS PSR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

There were several reports of dense fog early this morning. The previous days rainfall combined with cool temperatures and resulted in visibility less than a quarter mile.

The toll

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

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 PSR wrote it up.

There were several reports of dense fog early this morning. The previous days rainfall combined with cool temperatures and resulted in visibility less than a quarter mile.

Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Central Deserts

When
December 12, 4:00 AM MST to 9:00 AM MST
Where
Central Deserts forecast zone
Reported by
NWS Employee

At one point the visibility was limited to about 200 feet in the Coolidge-Florence area.

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

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 65457.