California, 2016Dense Fog in California, March 1 to 3, 2016
March 1 to 3, 2016 · NWS SGX · 20 events in 3 counties and zones
A shallow marine layer produced bouts of night and morning dense fog that began February 29th continued through the morning of March 3rd.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
- Events
- 20
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A shallow marine layer produced bouts of night and morning dense fog that began February 29th continued through the morning of March 3rd.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 12:00 AM PST to 7:12 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
McClellan-Palomar Airport reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 12:06 AM PST to 7:53 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Montgomery Field reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 12:52 AM PST to 6:52 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Oceanside Municipal Airport reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 1:02 AM PST to 7:55 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Miramar MCAS/Mitscher Field Airport reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, Orange County Coastal
- When
- March 1, 1:12 AM PST to 3:53 AM PST
- Where
- Orange County Coastal forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.677, -117.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Fullerton Municipal Airport reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile, the ASOS was collaborated by a spotter report in the city of Fullerton.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 1:44 AM PST to 7:53 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Brown Field reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, Orange County Inland
- When
- March 1, 1:53 AM PST to 6:53 AM PST
- Where
- Orange County Inland forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.677, -117.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Fullerton Municipal Airport reported dense fog with a visibility or 1/4 mile. A trained spotter reported similar conditions in the city of Fullerton.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 2:17 AM PST to 8:57 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Montgomery Field reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 2:44 AM PST to 6:42 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Mcolf Camp Pendleton reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 1, 2:52 AM PST to 3:52 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
North Island Naval Air Station reported dense fog with a visibility less than 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 2, 12:56 AM PST to 6:56 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Imperial Beach Naval Auxiliary Landing Field reported period of dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 2, 1:46 AM PST to 7:53 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
McClellan-Palomar Airport reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 2, 2:08 AM PST to 7:45 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Montgomery Field reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 2, 2:55 AM PST to 5:55 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Miramar MCAS/Mitscher Field Airport reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 2, 3:07 AM PST to 5:51 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
San Diego International reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 2, 3:35 AM PST to 5:52 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
North Island Naval Air Station reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, Orange County Coastal
- When
- March 2, 5:00 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Orange County Coastal forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.677, -117.776 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter reported dense fog in Aliso Viejo, with a visibility of 150 to 200 yards.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 2, 5:00 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
A spotter reported visibility of 1/4 mile or less in Mission Bay Park.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 3, 2:11 AM PST to 3:53 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Brown Field briefly reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
Dense Fog, San Diego County Coastal Areas
- When
- March 3, 5:42 AM PST to 6:53 AM PST
- Where
- San Diego County Coastal Areas forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 33.028, -116.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
McClellan-Palomar Airport Reported dense fog with a visibility of 1/4 mile.
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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- Coastal Flood in Texas, March 1, 2016$50,000 · 1 event
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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 624411, 624410, 624413, 624412, 624416, 624409, 624406, 624428, 624408, 624407, 624421, 624424, 624422, 624423, 624419, 624420, 624417, 624425, 624429, 624427.