Texas, 2019

Dense Fog in Texas, January 1, 2019

January 1, 2019 · NWS EWX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Dense fog formed after midnight on the east side of Austin and contributed to a 20-40 vehicle accident. Six people were taken to hospitals as a result.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
6
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 EWX wrote it up.

Dense fog formed after midnight on the east side of Austin and contributed to a 20-40 vehicle accident. Six people were taken to hospitals as a result.

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1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Travis

When
January 1, 12:30 AM CST to 3:07 AM CST
Where
Travis forecast zone
Injuries
0 direct, 6 indirect
Reported by
Fire Department/Rescue
Coordinates
30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog formed after midnight on the east side of Austin and contributed to a 20-40 vehicle accident. Six people were taken to hospitals as a result. Visibility improved shortly after 3 am.

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 802450.