Dense Fog, Sheboygan
- When
- September 23, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 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 in Wisconsin, September 23, 2008
The combination of light winds, a mostly clear sky, and a very moist low-level air mass allowed dense fog to develop during the overnight hours. Visibilities were reduced to 1/8 to 1/4 mile.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
The combination of light winds, a mostly clear sky, and a very moist low-level air mass allowed dense fog to develop during the overnight hours. Visibilities were reduced to 1/8 to 1/4 mile. A few vehicle accidents were noted by the media.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Washington
- When
- September 23, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Washington forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.369, -88.231 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Ozaukee
- When
- September 23, 12:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ozaukee forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.403, -87.891 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flood and Hail in Nebraska, September 23 to 24, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Iowa, September 23, 2008
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Nebraska, September 23 to 24, 2008
- Flash Flood and Hail in Kansas, September 23, 2008
- Hail in Iowa, September 23, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Oregon, September 23, 2008
- Hail in South Dakota, September 23, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in Colorado, September 23, 2008
- Frost and Freeze in California, September 23, 2008
- Waterspouts in Gulf of Mexico, September 23, 2008
- Hail in Kansas, September 23, 2008
- Damaging Wind in Minnesota, September 23, 2008
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, September 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: 135494, 135495, 135496.