Dense Fog in Missouri, November 1 to 2, 2015

Name: Dense Fog in Missouri, November 1 to 2, 2015
Start: 2015-11-01T19:00
End: 2015-11-02T04:00
Location: Missouri

November 1 to 2, 2015 · NWS PAH · 11 events in 11 counties and zones

Surface high pressure extended from the Ozarks of Missouri to the upper Ohio Valley. Clear skies and light winds provided favorable conditions for widespread dense fog.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 11 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

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What happened

The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.

Surface high pressure extended from the Ozarks of Missouri to the upper Ohio Valley. Clear skies and light winds provided favorable conditions for widespread dense fog. Visibility was reduced to one-quarter mile or less.

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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 1, 5:21 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 5:21 PM CST, 1 hour 39 minutes before

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The radar

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Event by event

11 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Bollinger

When: November 1, 7:00 PM CST to November 2, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Bollinger forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Butler

When: November 1, 7:00 PM CST to November 2, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Butler forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Carter

When: November 1, 7:00 PM CST to November 2, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Carter forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Ripley

When: November 1, 7:00 PM CST to November 2, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Ripley forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Wayne

When: November 1, 7:00 PM CST to November 2, 2:00 AM CST
Where: Wayne forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Cape Girardeau

When: November 1, 10:00 PM CST to November 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Cape Girardeau forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Perry

When: November 1, 10:00 PM CST to November 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Perry forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Scott

When: November 1, 10:00 PM CST to November 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Scott forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Stoddard

When: November 1, 10:00 PM CST to November 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Stoddard forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, New Madrid

When: November 1, 10:00 PM CST to November 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: New Madrid forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Mississippi

When: November 1, 10:00 PM CST to November 2, 4:00 AM CST
Where: Mississippi forecast zone
Reported by: ASOS
Coordinates: 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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

Every storm in Missouri in 2015 Every state in 2015 This day in weather history Warnings in Missouri, November 2015

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: 606771, 606772, 606773, 606774, 606775, 606776, 606777, 606778, 606779, 606780, 606781.