Wisconsin, 2014

Dense Fog in Wisconsin, December 14, 2014

December 14, 2014 · NWS GRB · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Dense fog developed in central Wisconsin as warm and moist air passed over much colder ground. m.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
7
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 GRB wrote it up.

Dense fog developed in central Wisconsin as warm and moist air passed over much colder ground. The dense fog contributed to a head-on collision on Highway 29 in Wittenberg, near the Grand Avenue overpass, around 4:30 p.m. CST. A westbound truck crossed the median and collided with an eastbound minivan injuring 7 people (indirect), all of whom were treated at an area hospital and released later that same day.

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Shawano

When
December 14, 2:55 PM CST to 10:15 PM CST
Where
Shawano forecast zone
Injuries
0 direct, 7 indirect
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
44.789, -88.765 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog contributed to a head-on collision on Highway 29 in Wittenberg.

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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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 553276.