Dense Fog, Marquette
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Marquette forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.820, -89.399 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Wisconsin, March 10 to 13, 2010
Several periods of dense fog affected south-central and southeast Wisconsin for 2 to 3 days thanks to recent rains and snowmelt saturating the lower atmosphere. At times visibilities were reduced to 1/16 of a mile or less, and in some cases down to 50 to 100 feet.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 9 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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The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 9
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.
Several periods of dense fog affected south-central and southeast Wisconsin for 2 to 3 days thanks to recent rains and snowmelt saturating the lower atmosphere. At times visibilities were reduced to 1/16 of a mile or less, and in some cases down to 50 to 100 feet. Some vehicle drivers indicated that driving through the fog was downright scary or dangerous. A good number of airplane flights were delayed, and some were canceled, at the larger airports. One spotter 5 miles southeast of downtown Madison (Dane Co.) noted that the visibility was the worst he has seen in many years and he could barely see 2 or 3 houses away. Newspaper reports indicated that several vehicle accidents occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
9 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Green Lake
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Green Lake forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.800, -89.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Fond du Lac
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Fond du Lac forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.754, -88.488 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Sheboygan
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 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, Sauk
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Sauk forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.427, -89.948 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Columbia
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Columbia forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.467, -89.334 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Dodge
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Dodge forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 43.416, -88.707 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Washington
- When
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 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
- March 10, 9:00 AM CST to March 13, 3:00 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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Arkansas, March 10, 2010
- Tornadoes and Flash Flood in Mississippi, March 10 to 11, 2010
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Alabama, March 10 to 12, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Missouri, March 10, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Missouri, March 10, 2010
- Flash Flood in Iowa, March 10, 2010
- Tornadoes and Hail in Missouri, March 10, 2010
- Hail in Texas, March 10, 2010
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Louisiana, March 10, 2010
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Texas, March 10, 2010
- Flooding in Iowa, March 10 to 16, 2010
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 10, 2010
More
Every storm in Wisconsin in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Wisconsin, March 2010
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: 221878, 221879, 221880, 221881, 221882, 221883, 221884, 221885, 221886.