Michigan, 2008Dense Fog in Michigan, November 2 to 4, 2008
November 2 to 4, 2008 · NWS MQT · 14 events in 14 counties and zones
Abundant low level moisture trapped under drier air aloft resulted in periods of widespread dense fog across portions of Upper Michigan from the evening of the 2nd through the morning of the 4th.
Every event with a place to put it; 14 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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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 14
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.
Abundant low level moisture trapped under drier air aloft resulted in periods of widespread dense fog across portions of Upper Michigan from the evening of the 2nd through the morning of the 4th.
Dense Fog, Dickinson
- When
- November 2, 8:30 PM CST to November 4, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dickinson forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 46.009, -87.870 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported throughout much of the period at the Iron Mountain ASOS.
Dense Fog, Iron
- When
- November 2, 8:30 PM CST to November 4, 7:00 AM CST
- Where
- Iron forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.209, -88.530 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread dense fog reported throughout the county.
Dense Fog, Gogebic
- When
- November 2, 9:30 PM CST to November 3, 7:30 AM CST
- Where
- Gogebic forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.496, -89.796 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported through much of the period at the Ironwood AWOS.
Dense Fog, Ontonagon
- When
- November 2, 11:00 PM EST to November 3, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Ontonagon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.778, -89.305 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread dense fog reported throughout the county.
Dense Fog, Marquette
- When
- November 2, 11:00 PM EST to November 4, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.663, -87.573 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported throughout much of the period at the Sawyer International Airport AWOS.
Dense Fog, Baraga
- When
- November 3, 12:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Baraga forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.700, -88.352 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread dense fog reported throughout the county.
Dense Fog, Southern Houghton
- When
- November 3, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread dense fog reported throughout the county.
Dense Fog, Menominee
- When
- November 3, 1:00 AM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Menominee forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.525, -87.510 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported at the Menominee County Airport AWOS.
Dense Fog, Keweenaw
- When
- November 3, 3:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Keweenaw forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 47.283, -88.212 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread dense fog reported throughout the county.
Dense Fog, Northern Houghton
- When
- November 3, 3:30 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Houghton forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 46.992, -88.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported at the Houghton County Airport ASOS.
Dense Fog, Delta
- When
- November 3, 4:00 AM EST to November 4, 10:30 AM EST
- Where
- Delta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 45.792, -86.871 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported at the Delta County Airport in Escanaba.
Dense Fog, Alger
- When
- November 3, 7:00 AM EST to November 4, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Alger forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.451, -86.548 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported throughout much of the county.
Dense Fog, Southern Schoolcraft
- When
- November 3, 7:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reported throughout much of the period at the Manistique AWOS.
Dense Fog, Northern Schoolcraft
- When
- November 3, 8:00 AM EST to 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Schoolcraft forecast zone
- Reported by
- Law Enforcement
- Coordinates
- 46.043, -86.177 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Widespread dense fog reported throughout the county.
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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