Dense Fog in Oklahoma, November 19, 2007

Name: Dense Fog in Oklahoma, November 19, 2007
Start: 2007-11-19T07:15
End: 2007-11-19T08:28
Location: Oklahoma

November 19, 2007 · NWS OUN · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Dense fog developed over parts of Oklahoma during the early to mid morning hours of the 19th. A couple of automobile accidents occurred as a result of poor visibility due to dense fog.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 2
Property damage: $25,000
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 2

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 OUN wrote it up.

Dense fog developed over parts of Oklahoma during the early to mid morning hours of the 19th. A couple of automobile accidents occurred as a result of poor visibility due to dense fog. Two injuries occurred, but thankfully no fatalities were reported. Monetary damages were estimated.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Norman, OK wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 19, 3:29 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 19, 3:29 AM CST, 3 hours 46 minutes before

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Event by event

2 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Beckham

When: November 19, 7:15 AM CST
Where: Beckham forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage: $15,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.269, -99.682 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A school bus collided with a car and a pick-up truck due to poor visibility in the dense fog. The accident occurred near State HWY 152 and Cemetery Road, two miles east of Sayre. Three school children were on the bus at the time, but no injuries were reported. One injury was reported with the individual in the car. Monetary damages were estimated.

Dense Fog, Washita

When: November 19, 8:28 AM CST
Where: Washita forecast zone
Injuries: 0 direct, 1 indirect
Property damage: $10,000
Reported by: Newspaper
Coordinates: 35.290, -98.992 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A semi-truck collided with a car near State HWY 152, 9 miles south of Canute. One injury was reported from the person in the car. Monetary damages were estimated.

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 Oklahoma in 2007 Every state in 2007 This day in weather history Warnings in Oklahoma, 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: 67675, 67677.