Virginia, 2013

Dense Fog in Virginia, July 14, 2013

July 14, 2013 · NWS LWX · 7 events in 6 counties and zones

High pressure was over saturated Mid-Atlantic region and calm winds and clear skies led to dense fog development in parts of the Virginia Piedmont.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 7 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

Open the live radar over this ground

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
7

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 LWX wrote it up.

High pressure was over saturated Mid-Atlantic region and calm winds and clear skies led to dense fog development in parts of the Virginia Piedmont.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

Open the radar archive at this moment

Event by event

7 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Page

When
July 14, 2:15 AM EST to 6:40 AM EST
Where
Page forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibilities of less than a quarter mile were measured at Luray Airport.

Dense Fog, Shenandoah

When
July 14, 2:15 AM EST to 6:40 AM EST
Where
Shenandoah forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibilities of less than a quarter mile were reported at Luray Airport.

Dense Fog, Stafford

When
July 14, 2:35 AM EST to 6:50 AM EST
Where
Stafford forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibilities of less than a quarter mile were reported at Stafford Airport.

Dense Fog, Spotsylvania

When
July 14, 2:35 AM EST to 7:20 AM EST
Where
Spotsylvania forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibilities of less than a quarter mile were reported at Fredericksburg Airport.

Dense Fog, King George

When
July 14, 2:35 AM EST to 7:20 AM EST
Where
King George forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibilities of less than a quarter mile were reported at Fredericksburg Airport.

Dense Fog, Orange

When
July 14, 2:55 AM EST to 6:20 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibilities of less than a quarter mile were reported at Orange Airport.

Dense Fog, Orange

When
July 14, 3:15 AM EST to 5:15 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibilities of less than a quarter mile were reported at Orange and Culpeper Airport.

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

More

Every storm in Virginia in 2013Every state in 2013This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, July 2013

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 467847, 467848, 467852, 467853, 467854, 467850, 467851.