Dense Fog, Scott
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM CST to February 6, 2:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Missouri, February 5 to 6, 2019
Dense fog reduced visibility to one-quarter mile or less. The fog formed in the afternoon ahead of a warm front over northern Arkansas.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Dense fog reduced visibility to one-quarter mile or less. The fog formed in the afternoon ahead of a warm front over northern Arkansas. The fog continued through much of the night as the warm front slowly lifted north across southeast Missouri.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Butler
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM CST to February 6, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Carter
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM CST to February 6, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Ripley
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM CST to February 6, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Wayne
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM CST to February 6, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Stoddard
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM CST to February 6, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, New Madrid
- When
- February 5, 1:00 PM CST to February 6, 5:00 AM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Mississippi
- When
- February 5, 4:00 PM CST to 10:00 PM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Bollinger
- When
- February 5, 8:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Perry
- When
- February 5, 8:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Cape Girardeau
- When
- February 5, 8:00 PM CST to 11:00 PM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm and Hail in Missouri, February 5 to 7, 2019
- Ice Storm in Michigan, February 5 to 7, 2019
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Kansas, February 5 to 7, 2019
- Flood in Ohio, February 5 to 11, 2019
- Winter Weather in Wisconsin, February 5, 2019
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in South Dakota, February 5 to 7, 2019
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 5 to 7, 2019
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Illinois, February 5 to 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 5 to 6, 2019
- Winter Weather in Colorado, February 5 to 7, 2019
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 5 to 6, 2019
- Heavy Snow in Wisconsin, February 5, 2019
More
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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: 804050, 804052, 804053, 804054, 804055, 804056, 804057, 804051, 804047, 804048, 804049.