Virginia, 2016Dense Fog in Virginia, October 6, 2016
October 6, 2016 · NWS LWX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
High pressure caused light winds, but low-level moisture was trapped underneath the inversion. This resulted in areas of dense fog.
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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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- 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.
High pressure caused light winds, but low-level moisture was trapped underneath the inversion. This resulted in areas of dense fog.
Dense Fog, Shenandoah
- When
- October 6, 3:15 AM EST to 8:35 AM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was estimated to be around one-quarter mile based on observations nearby.
Dense Fog, Page
- When
- October 6, 3:15 AM EST to 8:35 AM EST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was estimated to be around one-quarter mile based on observations nearby.
Dense Fog, Frederick
- When
- October 6, 4:55 AM EST to 8:08 AM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was estimated to be around one-quarter mile based on observations nearby.
Dense Fog, Warren
- When
- October 6, 4:55 AM EST to 8:08 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was estimated to be around one-quarter mile based on observations nearby.
Dense Fog, Clarke
- When
- October 6, 4:55 AM EST to 8:08 AM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was estimated to be around one-quarter mile based on observations nearby.
Dense Fog, Augusta
- When
- October 6, 5:55 AM EST to 8:35 AM EST
- Where
- Augusta forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.109, -78.974 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was estimated to be around one-quarter mile based on observations nearby.
Dense Fog, Rockingham
- When
- October 6, 5:55 AM EST to 8:35 AM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was estimated to be around one-quarter mile based on observations nearby.
- 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.
- Hurricane and Tropical Storm in Florida, October 6 to 7, 201611 deaths · 2 injured · $659 million · 23 events
- Tropical Storm and Flash Flood in Florida, October 6 to 8, 20161 death · $2.1 billion · 13 events
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Kansas, October 6, 2016$1.6 million · EF3 · 27 events
- Tropical Storm and Tropical Depression in Florida, October 6 to 7, 2016$26 million · 11 events
- Tropical Storm in Florida, October 6 to 7, 2016$50,000 · 18 events
- Tornadoes and Hail in Kansas, October 6, 2016EF1 · 14 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Winds in Iowa, October 6, 2016EF1 · 10 events
- Tornadoes and Damaging Wind in Illinois, October 6, 2016EF1 · 3 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 6, 2016$8,000 · 2.5 in hail · 16 events
- Flooding and Hail in Texas, October 6, 2016$15,000 · 2 in hail · 4 events
- Hail in Nebraska, October 6, 20162.75 in hail · 9 events
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, October 6, 2016$2,000 · 61 kt wind · 8 events
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: 663619, 663620, 663621, 663622, 663623, 663618, 663630.