Illinois, 2018

Dense Fog in Illinois, November 29 to 30, 2018

November 29 to 30, 2018 · NWS PAH · 19 events in 19 counties and zones

A stalled frontal boundary, along with light winds and abundant moisture, set the stage for widespread dense fog during the overnight and early morning hours. Visibility was reduced to one-quarter mile or less.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 19 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
19

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 PAH wrote it up.

A stalled frontal boundary, along with light winds and abundant moisture, set the stage for widespread dense fog during the overnight and early morning hours. 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 29, 10:17 PM CST, 43 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 10:17 PM CST, 43 minutes before
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Event by event

19 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Alexander

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Alexander forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Edwards

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Edwards forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.417, -88.053 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Franklin

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Franklin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.992, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Gallatin

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Gallatin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hamilton

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Hamilton forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.082, -88.539 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Hardin

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Hardin forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.518, -88.267 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jackson

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
37.785, -89.382 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Jefferson

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Jefferson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.301, -88.924 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Johnson

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Johnson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.460, -88.881 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Massac

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Massac forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.219, -88.708 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Perry

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.084, -89.367 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Pope

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Pope forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.413, -88.562 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Pulaski

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Pulaski forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Saline

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Saline forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.753, -88.541 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Union

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Union forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.471, -89.255 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Wabash

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Wabash forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Wayne

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Wayne forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.430, -88.426 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, White

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
White forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.088, -88.180 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Williamson

When
November 29, 11:00 PM CST to November 30, 8:00 AM CST
Where
Williamson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.730, -88.930 (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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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: 789645, 789646, 789647, 789648, 789649, 789650, 789651, 789652, 789653, 789654, 789655, 789656, 789657, 789658, 789659, 789660, 789661, 789662, 789663.