Virginia, 2014

Dense Fog in Virginia, January 14 to 15, 2014

January 14 to 15, 2014 · NWS LWX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Ridging across the area led to clear and calm conditions and radiational cooling led to temperatures to drop to saturation quickly. Dense fog formed quickly for areas east of the Blue Ridge.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 9 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.

Ridging across the area led to clear and calm conditions and radiational cooling led to temperatures to drop to saturation quickly. Dense fog formed quickly for areas east of the Blue Ridge.

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Event by event

11 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, King George

When
January 14, 12:00 AM EST to January 15, 9:15 AM EST
Where
King George forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.274, -77.156 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Fredericksburg Airport.

Dense Fog, Orange

When
January 14, 7:00 PM EST to January 15, 3:00 AM EST
Where
Orange forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Orange Airport.

Dense Fog, Culpeper

When
January 14, 7:00 PM EST to January 15, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Culpeper forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Culpeper.

Dense Fog, Southern Fauquier

When
January 14, 7:00 PM EST to January 15, 11:00 AM EST
Where
Southern Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Warrenton Airport.

Dense Fog, Spotsylvania

When
January 14, 7:35 PM EST to January 15, 10:35 PM EST
Where
Spotsylvania forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Fredericksburg Airport.

Dense Fog, Fairfax

When
January 14, 7:45 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Fairfax forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Fort Belvior.

Dense Fog, Stafford

When
January 14, 7:45 PM EST to January 15, 9:35 AM EST
Where
Stafford forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Stafford Airport.

Dense Fog, Northern Fauquier

When
January 14, 8:00 PM EST to January 15, 10:30 AM EST
Where
Northern Fauquier forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Dulles International.

Dense Fog, Prince William

When
January 14, 9:30 PM EST to January 15, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Prince William forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Manassas Airport.

Dense Fog, Loudoun

When
January 14, 10:30 PM EST to January 15, 10:30 AM EST
Where
Loudoun forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Dulles International.

Dense Fog, Arlington

When
January 14, 11:00 PM EST to January 15, 9:00 AM EST
Where
Arlington forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Visibility of a quarter mile or less was measured at Reagan National.

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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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: 495464, 495453, 495454, 495467, 495462, 495457, 495460, 495466, 495455, 495451, 495459.