Lingering moisture trapped underneath a surface inversion in the wake of a departing winter storm allowed dense fog to form across portions of eastern Utah.
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The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.
Lingering moisture trapped underneath a surface inversion in the wake of a departing winter storm allowed dense fog to form across portions of eastern Utah.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense fog was observed at the Canyonlands Field Airport in Moab with visibility at or below 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense fog was observed at the Vernal Regional Airport with visibility at or below 1/4 mile for several hours.
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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: 793051, 793050.