Idaho, 2020

Dense Fog in Idaho, March 10, 2020

March 10, 2020 · NWS PIH · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Dense fog was determined the cause of a child rear ending the child's mother in a two car collision causing extensive damage. No injuries occurred with the accident occurring on Idaho Highway 33 near mile marker 45.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$8,000
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 PIH wrote it up.

Dense fog was determined the cause of a child rear ending the child's mother in a two car collision causing extensive damage. No injuries occurred with the accident occurring on Idaho Highway 33 near mile marker 45.

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Arco-Mud Lake Desert

When
March 10, 4:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
Where
Arco-Mud Lake Desert forecast zone
Property damage
$8,000
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
43.537, -112.374 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was determined the cause of a child rear ending the child's mother in a two car collision causing extensive damage. No injuries occurred with the accident occurring on Idaho Highway 33 near mile marker 45. The accident occurred around 7 am MDT.

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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 881622.