Nevada, 2019Dense Fog in Nevada, January 6, 2019
January 6, 2019 · NWS VEF · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A Pacific storm system produced light rain and snow, locally strong winds, and patchy dense fog.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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A Pacific storm system produced light rain and snow, locally strong winds, and patchy dense fog.
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 Las Vegas, NV wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 6, 4:26 AM PST, 2 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 4:26 AM PST, 2 hours 34 minutes before
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</html>Dense Fog, Lake Mead/Lake Mohave National Recreation Area
- When
- January 6, 7:00 AM PST to 8:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lake Mead/Lake Mohave National Recreation Area forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
Dense fog reduced visibility to 200 to 300 feet in Boulder City.
Dense Fog, Las Vegas Valley
- When
- January 6, 7:33 AM PST to 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- Las Vegas Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- NWS Employee
- Coordinates
- 36.215, -115.014 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog reduced visibility to less than a quarter mile near the 215 Beltway and Charleston Blvd.
- 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.
- Flooding and Heavy Snow in California, January 6 to 9, 2019$101,000 · 60 kt wind · 9 events
- High Wind and Strong Wind in California, January 6 to 7, 2019$70,000 · 58 kt wind · 13 events
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Michigan, January 6 to 7, 201915 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, January 6 to 7, 20198 events
- High Wind in Washington, January 6, 201958 kt wind · 5 events
- High Wind in Wyoming, January 6 to 7, 201971 kt wind · 3 events
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Nevada, January 6 to 7, 20193 events
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, January 6 to 7, 20193 events
- Winter Weather in Washington, January 6 to 7, 20193 events
- High Wind in Montana, January 6 to 7, 201961 kt wind · 2 events
- High Wind in Texas, January 6 to 7, 201960 kt wind · 2 events
- Strong Wind and Dense Fog in California, January 6 to 7, 2019$1,000 · 2 events
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: 793711, 793712.