Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley
- When
- February 20, 9:55 PM PST to February 21, 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
Merced Castle Airport (KMER) AWOS reported less than 1/4 mile visibility.
Dense Fog in California, February 20 to 21, 2016
Area of high pressure moved over the central California region creating favorable conditions for nighttime and early morning radiational fog development across the San Joaquin Valley.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
Area of high pressure moved over the central California region creating favorable conditions for nighttime and early morning radiational fog development across the San Joaquin Valley.
Event by event
7 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley
- When
- February 21, 2:53 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Merced Airport (KMCE) ASOS reported less than 1/4 mile visibility.
Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley
- When
- February 21, 4:53 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Fresno Airport (KFAT) ASOS reported less than 1/4 mile visibility.
Dense Fog, Se S.J. Valley
- When
- February 21, 4:56 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
Visalia Airport (KVIS) AWOS reported less than 1/4 mile visibility.
Dense Fog, E Central S.J. Valley
- When
- February 21, 6:53 AM PST to 10:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Central S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Madera Airport (KMAE) ASOS reported less than 1/4 mile visibility.
Dense Fog, Sw S.J. Valley
- When
- February 21, 7:53 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Sw S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Hanford Airport (KHJO) ASOS reported less than 1/4 mile visibility.
Dense Fog, Se S.J. Valley
- When
- February 21, 8:00 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Se S.J. Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
Bakersfield Airport (KBFL) ASOS reported less than 1/4 mile visibility.
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
- Flash Flood and Flooding in Iowa, February 20 to 26, 2016
- Dense Fog in Illinois, February 20, 2016
- High Surf in Guam, February 20 to 25, 2016
- Dense Fog in Indiana, February 20, 2016
- Dense Fog in Missouri, February 20, 2016
- Hail in Missouri, February 20, 2016
- Dense Fog in Kentucky, February 20, 2016
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, February 20 to 21, 2016
- Dense Fog in California, February 20 to 21, 2016
- Hail in Illinois, February 20, 2016
- High Wind in Alaska, February 20 to 21, 2016
More
Every storm in California in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2016
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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 621601, 621602, 621600, 621605, 621603, 621604, 621606.