Virginia, 2020Dense Fog in Virginia, December 21, 2020
December 21, 2020 · NWS LWX · 11 events in 11 counties and zones
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
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 Baltimore/Washington wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Dec 20, 9:29 PM EST, 6 hours 31 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 20, 9:29 PM EST, 6 hours 31 minutes before
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</html>Dense Fog, Western Loudoun
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Albemarle
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Albemarle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Greene
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Madison
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Rappahannock
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Orange
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Culpeper
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Prince William
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Northern Fauquier
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Southern Fauquier
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Southern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
Dense Fog, Eastern Loudoun
- When
- December 21, 4:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog developed early in the morning, with widespread visibility of 1/4 mile or below. Fog dissipated towards noon.
- 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.
- High Wind and Winter Weather in Idaho, December 21 to 22, 20201 death · $30,000 · 50 kt wind · 3 events
- Dense Fog in California, December 21 to 22, 20201 death · 6 events
- Dense Fog in Maryland, December 21, 20207 events
- Dense Fog in West Virginia, December 21, 20205 events
- Winter Weather in Washington, December 21, 20203 events
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 21 to 22, 20203 events
- Winter Storm in West Virginia, December 21 to 22, 20202 events
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 21 to 23, 202083 kt wind · 2 events
- Damaging Wind in Florida, December 21, 2020$10,000 · 50 kt wind · 1 event
- High Wind in Washington, December 21, 20201 event
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 21 to 22, 20201 event
- High Wind in Oregon, December 21, 202051 kt wind · 1 event
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: 935648, 935649, 935650, 935651, 935652, 935653, 935654, 935655, 935656, 935657, 935658.