Virginia, 2018Dense Fog in Virginia, December 28 to 29, 2018
December 28 to 29, 2018 · NWS LWX · 9 events in 9 counties and zones
Clearing skies, falling temperatures, and abundant low level moisture led to the formation of dense fog.
Every event with a place to put it; 8 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
- 9
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.
Clearing skies, falling temperatures, and abundant low level moisture led to the formation of dense fog.
Dense Fog, Clarke
- When
- December 28, 4:53 PM EST to 8:01 PM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Western Loudoun
- When
- December 28, 7:55 PM EST to December 29, 12:15 AM EST
- Where
- Western Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Fairfax
- When
- December 28, 8:52 PM EST to December 29, 3:20 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Eastern Loudoun
- When
- December 28, 8:52 PM EST to December 29, 3:20 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Prince William
- When
- December 28, 8:56 PM EST to December 29, 8:56 AM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Stafford
- When
- December 28, 8:56 PM EST to December 29, 8:56 AM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Northern Fauquier
- When
- December 28, 8:56 PM EST to December 29, 8:56 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Southern Fauquier
- When
- December 28, 8:56 PM EST to December 29, 8:56 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Dense Fog, Arlington
- When
- December 29, 12:23 AM EST to 5:03 AM EST
- Where
- Arlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
- 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.
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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: 795542, 795549, 795547, 795548, 795543, 795544, 795545, 795546, 795550.