Dense Fog, Prince William
- When
- February 1, 9:35 PM EST to February 2, 8:15 AM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
Dense Fog in Virginia, February 1 to 2, 2020
Light winds and saturated conditions at low levels led to the development of dense fog across portions of the central Virginia Piedmont.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 5 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 LWX wrote it up.
Light winds and saturated conditions at low levels led to the development of dense fog across portions of the central Virginia Piedmont.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Southern Fauquier
- When
- February 1, 9:35 PM EST to February 2, 8:15 AM 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, Culpeper
- When
- February 1, 9:35 PM EST to February 2, 8:15 AM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Orange
- When
- February 1, 9:35 PM EST to February 2, 8:15 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Spotsylvania
- When
- February 1, 9:35 PM EST to February 2, 8:15 AM EST
- Where
- Spotsylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Stafford
- When
- February 1, 9:35 PM EST to February 2, 8:15 AM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flood in Ohio, February 1 to 29, 2020
- High Wind in Idaho, February 1, 2020
- High Wind in Montana, February 1, 2020
- Wildfire and High Wind in Montana, February 1, 2020
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 18, 2020
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2020
- Dense Fog in Virginia, February 1, 2020
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Montana, February 1 to 3, 2020
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 29, 2020
- Dense Fog in Maryland, February 1, 2020
- High Wind in Wyoming, February 1, 2020
- Flooding in South Dakota, February 1 to 20, 2020
More
Every storm in Virginia in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in Virginia, February 2020
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: 877590, 877591, 877592, 877593, 877594, 877595.