Dense Fog, Anoka
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Anoka forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.273, -93.246 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Minnesota, November 19 to 20, 2007
Radiational cooling and copious amounts of surface moisture combined to produce dense fog across much of East Central and South Central Minnesota. Visibilities of one quarter of a mile or less were commonplace across this region, from the late evening hours on the 19th, to the mid morning hours on the 20th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 22 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
- 22
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 MPX wrote it up.
Radiational cooling and copious amounts of surface moisture combined to produce dense fog across much of East Central and South Central Minnesota. Visibilities of one quarter of a mile or less were commonplace across this region, from the late evening hours on the 19th, to the mid morning hours on the 20th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
22 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Hennepin
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Hennepin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.005, -93.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Ramsey
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ramsey forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.017, -93.100 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Washington
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.039, -92.884 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, McLeod
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- McLeod forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.824, -94.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Sibley
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sibley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.580, -94.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Carver
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carver forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.821, -93.803 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Scott
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.649, -93.536 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Dakota
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dakota forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.672, -93.065 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Redwood
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Redwood forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.404, -95.254 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Brown
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Brown forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.242, -94.727 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Nicollet
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Nicollet forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.350, -94.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Le Sueur
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Le Sueur forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.371, -93.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Rice
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Rice forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.354, -93.297 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Goodhue
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Goodhue forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.410, -92.723 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Watonwan
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Watonwan forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.978, -94.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Blue Earth
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Blue Earth forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.035, -94.067 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Steele
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Steele forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 44.022, -93.226 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Martin
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Martin forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -94.551 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Faribault
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Faribault forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -93.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Freeborn
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Freeborn forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 43.674, -93.349 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Chisago
- When
- November 19, 10:30 PM CST to November 20, 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Chisago forecast zone
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 45.503, -92.908 (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
- Wildfire in New Mexico, November 19 to 24, 2007
- Dense Fog in Oklahoma, November 19, 2007
- Heavy Snow in Montana, November 19 to 20, 2007
- High Surf in Hawaii, November 19 to 21, 2007
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, November 19 to 20, 2007
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, November 19, 2007
- Dense Fog in Wisconsin, November 19, 2007
- Waterspout in South Atlantic Coastal Waters, November 19, 2007
- Heavy Rain in Hawaii, November 19, 2007
- Tornado in Texas, November 19, 2007
More
Every storm in Minnesota in 2007Every state in 2007This day in weather historyWarnings in Minnesota, November 2007
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: 66333, 66347, 66351, 66352, 66353, 66355, 66356, 66357, 66358, 66359, 66360, 66361, 66362, 66363, 66365, 66366, 66367, 66369, 66371, 66373, 66374, 66377.