Virginia, 2013Dense Fog in Virginia, January 13 to 14, 2013
January 13 to 14, 2013 · NWS LWX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
High pressure was centered off the Atlantic coast. Southerly flow has transported mild temperatures and moisture northward into the Mid Atlantic Region.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
High pressure was centered off the Atlantic coast. Southerly flow has transported mild temperatures and moisture northward into the Mid Atlantic Region. Calm winds and low level moisture led to dense fog overnight. This was the third consecutive day of dense fog in the region.
Dense Fog, Arlington
- When
- January 13, 2:52 PM EST to January 14, 12:52 AM EST
- Where
- Arlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Reagan National.
Dense Fog, Fairfax
- When
- January 13, 3:59 PM EST to January 14, 12:25 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Fort Belvoir airport.
Dense Fog, Southern Fauquier
- When
- January 13, 5:15 PM EST to 11:55 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Warrenton airport.
Dense Fog, Culpeper
- When
- January 13, 5:35 PM EST to January 14, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Culpeper airport.
Dense Fog, Madison
- When
- January 13, 5:35 PM EST to January 14, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Culpeper airport.
Dense Fog, Rappahannock
- When
- January 13, 5:35 PM EST to January 14, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Culpeper airport.
Dense Fog, Orange
- When
- January 13, 5:55 PM EST to 9:50 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Orange airport.
Dense Fog, Spotsylvania
- When
- January 13, 6:15 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- Spotsylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Fredericksburg airport.
Dense Fog, King George
- When
- January 13, 6:15 PM EST to 8:15 PM EST
- Where
- King George forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Fredericksburg airport.
Dense Fog, Stafford
- When
- January 13, 6:35 PM EST to 11:15 PM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Stafford airport.
Dense Fog, Prince William
- When
- January 13, 8:35 PM EST to January 14, 2:15 AM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
Visibility was reported around a quarter mile at Manassas airport.
- 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.
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- Ice Storm in Mississippi, January 13 to 14, 2013$270,000 · 12 events
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 13, 2013$100,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Tornado in Mississippi, January 13, 2013$40,000 · EF1 · 1 event
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 13, 2013$120,000 · 2 events
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Tennessee, January 13, 2013$77,000 · EF0 · 8 events
- Tornadoes in Louisiana, January 13, 2013$40,000 · EF0 · 2 events
- Flash Flooding in Mississippi, January 13, 2013$35,000 · 3 events
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Tennessee, January 13, 2013$25,000 · 5 events
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: 431982, 431991, 431996, 431984, 431987, 431990, 431983, 431999, 432000, 431995, 431998.