A combination of cold air damming, abundant low level moisture, and light winds led to the formation of fog, some of which became dense with visibility less than a quarter of a mile.
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The episode as NWS LWX wrote it up.
A combination of cold air damming, abundant low level moisture, and light winds led to the formation of fog, some of which became dense with visibility less than a quarter of a mile.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
Observations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Virginia in 2018Every state in 2018This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, September 2018
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 784455, 784456, 784451, 784452, 784453, 784454.