Maryland, 2014Dense Fog in Maryland, December 16, 2014
December 16, 2014 · NWS LWX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
Southwesterly flow as a warm front lifted north through region advected in plenty of moisture that resulted in areas of dense fog across portions of central and eastern Maryland.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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Southwesterly flow as a warm front lifted north through region advected in plenty of moisture that resulted in areas of dense fog across portions of central and eastern Maryland.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 15, 10:57 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 10:57 PM EST, 3 hours 3 minutes before
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</html>Dense Fog, Carroll
- When
- December 16, 2:00 AM EST to 4:15 AM EST
- Where
- Carroll forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.563, -77.022 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
DMW and surrounding observations reported visibilities of one quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Frederick
- When
- December 16, 2:00 AM EST to 7:10 AM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.472, -77.398 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
FDK, RSP and surrounding observations reported visibilities of one quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Northwest Montgomery
- When
- December 16, 2:00 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.136, -77.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Surrounding observations reported visibilities of one quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Northwest Howard
- When
- December 16, 3:15 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Northwest Howard forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.251, -76.931 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Surrounding observations reported visibilities of one quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Central and Southeast Montgomery
- When
- December 16, 3:15 AM EST to 7:30 AM EST
- Where
- Central and Southeast Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.136, -77.204 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Surrounding observations reported visibilities of one quarter mile.
- 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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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: 552196, 552197, 552200, 552198, 552199.