Plenty of low-level moisture off the Atlantic Ocean was drawn into the region ahead of a warm front resulting in areas of dense fog. The dense fog developed on the night of the 13th and continued into the early morning hours of the 14th.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
Plenty of low-level moisture off the Atlantic Ocean was drawn into the region ahead of a warm front resulting in areas of dense fog. The dense fog developed on the night of the 13th and continued into the early morning hours of the 14th.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
5 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Visibility was down to one quarter of a mile at the Orange County Airport.
Visibility was reported at one quarter of a mile or less at the Culpeper Regional Airport.
Visibility was reported at one quarter of a mile at the Warrenton Airport.
Visibility was reported at one quarter of a mile or less at the Shenandoah Valley Airport.
Visibility was reported at one quarter of a mile or less at the Culpeper Regional Airport.
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