Wisconsin, 2007

Dense Fog in Wisconsin, June 1, 2007

June 1, 2007 · NWS MKX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Dense fog developed during the overnight hours of June 1st and reduced visibilities to 1/8 to 1/4 mile. Several airline flights were delayed.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
11

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 MKX wrote it up.

Dense fog developed during the overnight hours of June 1st and reduced visibilities to 1/8 to 1/4 mile. Several airline flights were delayed. Evaporation of moisture from rain the day before combined with light winds and a mostly clear sky to set the stage for dense fog.

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 Milwaukee, WI wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 31, 10:15 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 31, 10:15 PM CST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

11 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Fond du Lac

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Fond du Lac forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Sheboygan

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Sheboygan forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.756, -87.800 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Dodge

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Dodge forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Ozaukee

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Ozaukee forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.403, -87.891 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jefferson

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.021, -88.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Waukesha

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Waukesha forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.018, -88.304 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Milwaukee

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Milwaukee forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
43.022, -87.929 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Rock

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Rock forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
42.671, -89.072 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Walworth

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Walworth forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
42.669, -88.542 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Racine

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Racine forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
42.730, -87.812 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Kenosha

When
June 1, 12:00 AM CST to 6:00 AM CST
Where
Kenosha forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
42.573, -87.840 (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

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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 43637, 43638, 43639, 43640, 43641, 43642, 43643, 43644, 43645, 43646, 43647.