High pressure continued to strengthen over the area on December 10 resulting in the redevelopment of fog in the San Joaquin Valley during the early morning hours with several locations reporting visibility below a quarter of a mile. The fog resulted in several school districts in the valley either opening late or delaying bus service, and traffic being paced by law enforcement on some expressways.
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The episode as NWS HNX wrote it up.
High pressure continued to strengthen over the area on December 10 resulting in the redevelopment of fog in the San Joaquin Valley during the early morning hours with several locations reporting visibility below a quarter of a mile. The fog resulted in several school districts in the valley either opening late or delaying bus service, and traffic being paced by law enforcement on some expressways. The fog lifted into a low stratus deck by late morning with noticeable improvement in visibility taking place.
10 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Hanford. Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog. California Highway Patrol was pacing traffic on SR 198 between 10th Ave. and 18th Ave. due to low visibility.
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Fresno and Reedley. Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog.
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Delano. California Highway Patrol reported visibility between 600 and 1000 feet between Delano and Famoso on SR 99.
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Visalia and Porterville. Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog. California Highway Patrol was pacing traffic on SR 99 between Tipton and Delano due to low visibility.
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Bakersfield. California Highway Patrol reported visibility between 500 and 600 feet in south Bakersfield.
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Lemoore. Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog.
Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog.
Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog.
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Merced and Madera. Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog.
Several school districts had delayed openings or delayed bus service due to fog.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2019Every state in 2019This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 2019
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: 859925, 859926, 859931, 859928, 859932, 859923, 859929, 859930, 859920, 859922.