Utah, 2020Dense Fog in Utah, January 23 to 24, 2020
January 23 to 24, 2020 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone
Trapped low level moisture led to areas of dense fog across the Eastern Uinta Basin.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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Trapped low level moisture led to areas of dense fog across the Eastern Uinta Basin.
Dense Fog, Eastern Uinta Basin
- When
- January 23, 11:00 PM MST to January 24, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern Uinta Basin forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.125, -109.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog was observed across the Eastern Uinta Basin including at the Vernal Regional Airport as visibility was reduced to less than one quarter of a mile for several hours.
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 866135.