Dense Fog, W Central S.J. Valley
- When
- December 10, 2:00 AM PST to December 12, 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- W Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Dense Fog in California, December 10 to 13, 2008
Behind a departing low, an upper-level ridge over the eastern Pacific built into California, bringing more stratus and patchy dense fog during the morning of December 8th. A weak upper-level disturbance moved over the central California interior, bringing light rain to the central and southern San Joaquin Valley; a few hundredths of an inch fell at Fresno.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 HNX wrote it up.
Behind a departing low, an upper-level ridge over the eastern Pacific built into California, bringing more stratus and patchy dense fog during the morning of December 8th. A weak upper-level disturbance moved over the central California interior, bringing light rain to the central and southern San Joaquin Valley; a few hundredths of an inch fell at Fresno. High pressure rebuilt over the central California interior, bringing more dense fog to the central and southern San Joaquin Valley. The worst dense fog conditions were prevalent during much of the overnight and morning hours on December 9, 10, 11, and 12, when visibilities were lowered to near zero in some areas due to very dense fog.
Event by event
4 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley
- When
- December 10, 2:00 AM PST to December 13, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Dense Fog, Sw S.J. Valley
- When
- December 10, 2:00 AM PST to December 13, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Dense Fog, Se S.J. Valley
- When
- December 10, 2:00 AM PST to December 13, 5:00 AM PST
- Where
- Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
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
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Georgia, December 10 to 13, 2008
- Ice Storm in New Jersey, December 10 to 12, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, December 10 to 12, 2008
- Damaging Winds in Tennessee, December 10, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 10, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 10, 2008
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 10 to 11, 2008
- Heavy Rain in North Carolina, December 10 to 12, 2008
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, December 10 to 12, 2008
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Tennessee, December 10, 2008
- Damaging Winds in North Carolina, December 10, 2008
- Flash Flooding in Alabama, December 10, 2008
More
Every storm in California in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2008
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: 147588, 147589, 147590, 147591.