West Virginia, 2013Dense Fog in West Virginia, August 4, 2013
August 4, 2013 · NWS LWX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A cold front moved over the Potomac Highlands and clearing occurred behind it. Dense fog formed in valleys under clear skies and light winds.
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- 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.
A cold front moved over the Potomac Highlands and clearing occurred behind it. Dense fog formed in valleys under clear skies and light winds.
Dense Fog, Eastern Mineral
- When
- August 4, 12:20 AM EST to 4:45 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Mineral forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.415, -78.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibilities of around a quarter mile were measured at Cumberland Airport.
Dense Fog, Eastern Grant
- When
- August 4, 2:55 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Grant forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.105, -79.196 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibilities of around a quarter mile were measured at Petersburg Airport.
Dense Fog, Hardy
- When
- August 4, 2:55 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Hardy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibilities of around a quarter mile were estimated at Petersburg 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.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Kansas, August 4 to 5, 2013$2.2 million · 33 events
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Massachusetts, August 4, 2013$3.0 million · 1.25 in hail · 4 events
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, August 4, 2013$95,000 · 3 events
- Debris Flows in Washington, August 4, 2013$50,000 · 2 events
- Flash Flood and Hail in Maine, August 4, 2013$30,000 · 1.75 in hail · 4 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, August 4, 20133 injured · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Colorado, August 4, 2013$20,000 · 1 in hail · 8 events
- Hail in Wyoming, August 4, 20131.75 in hail · 5 events
- Hail in Puerto Rico, August 4, 2013$2,000 · 0.25 in hail · 2 events
- Hail in Maine, August 4, 20131 in hail · 2 events
- Damaging Winds in Florida, August 4, 2013$2,000 · 50 kt wind · 2 events
- Hail in Minnesota, August 4 to 5, 20131.25 in hail · 2 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: 474105, 474106, 474107.