Virginia, 2010

Dense Fog in Virginia, September 27, 2010

September 27, 2010 · NWS RNK · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Dense fog developed along the Fancy Gap corridor of Interstate 77. Between mile markers six and seven, a vehicle accident occurred between a car and a tractor trailer at 14:00 EST.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$500,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS RNK wrote it up.

Dense fog developed along the Fancy Gap corridor of Interstate 77. Between mile markers six and seven, a vehicle accident occurred between a car and a tractor trailer at 14:00 EST. After this first collision, additional collisions followed by vehicles that came upon the first accident too quickly for conditions to stop. In total, there were seven accident that involved a total of 18 vehicles including cars, pickup trucks, and tractor trailers. There were four injuries and no fatalities.

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Carroll

When
September 27, 10:35 AM EST to 4:35 PM EST
Where
Carroll forecast zone
Property damage
$500,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
36.697, -80.829 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog developed along the Fancy Gap corridor of Interstate 77. Between mile markers six and seven, a vehicle accident occurred between a car and a tractor trailer at 14:00 EST. After this first collision, additional collisions followed by vehicles that came upon the first accident too quickly for conditions to stop. In total, there were seven accident that involved a total of 18 vehicles including cars, pickup trucks, and tractor trailers. There were four indirect injuries.

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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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: 262054.