California, 2014

Dense Fog in California, November 7 to 9, 2014

November 7 to 9, 2014 · NWS HNX · 6 events in 4 counties and zones

In the wake of the storm that moved through the region on Halloween, bringing up to an inch of rain in the San Joaquin Valley, areas of dense fog developed each night between November 2 and November 10. Most of the nights, the area affected was primarily along Highway 198 in the vicinity of Hanford and along Highway 43 from Selma to Corcoran.

The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 HNX wrote it up.

In the wake of the storm that moved through the region on Halloween, bringing up to an inch of rain in the San Joaquin Valley, areas of dense fog developed each night between November 2 and November 10. Most of the nights, the area affected was primarily along Highway 198 in the vicinity of Hanford and along Highway 43 from Selma to Corcoran. There were a few school bus delays due to the fog.

However, on the morning of November 7, the area of dense fog became more widespread and included the Fresno area. On that morning, the visibility at Fresno-Yosemite International fell to 1/16 of a mile, delaying all flights into and out of the airport. The fog also caused 10 school bus delays.

On the morning of November 9, there was a fatality traffic accident that occurred in the dense fog involving 1 vehicle and a pole.

Event by event

6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, W Central S.J. Valley

When
November 7, 6:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
W Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley

When
November 7, 6:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Dense Fog, Sw S.J. Valley

When
November 7, 6:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Dense Fog, Se S.J. Valley

When
November 7, 6:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Dense Fog, Se S.J. Valley

When
November 7, 6:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Mesonet

Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley

When
November 9, 4:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
Where
E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 1 indirect
Reported by
Law Enforcement

A pickup truck collided with a power pole in the dense fog. There was 1 fatality.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley2014-11-09Vehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

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

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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: 542762, 542763, 542764, 542765, 542766, 542770.