Dense Fog, Page
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Page forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.620, -78.484 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog in Virginia, November 9, 2020
Low level moisture and light winds allowed widespread dense fog to develop before dawn. The fog dissipated after sunrise.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 18 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
- 19
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.
Low level moisture and light winds allowed widespread dense fog to develop before dawn. The fog dissipated after sunrise.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
19 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Warren
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.909, -78.207 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Greene
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Greene forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.298, -78.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Madison
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Madison forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.414, -78.279 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Rappahannock
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rappahannock forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.685, -78.159 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Orange
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Orange forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.246, -78.013 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Culpeper
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Culpeper forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.486, -77.956 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Prince William
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Prince William forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Fairfax
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Fairfax forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.841, -77.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Stafford
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Stafford forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.421, -77.457 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Northern Fauquier
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Southern Fauquier
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southern Fauquier forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.739, -77.809 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Western Loudoun
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Eastern Loudoun
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Loudoun forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.091, -77.636 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Northern Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northern Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.573, -78.412 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Albemarle
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Albemarle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.029, -78.477 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Arlington
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Arlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.855, -77.106 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Spotsylvania
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Spotsylvania forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.244, -77.558 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
Dense Fog, Central Virginia Blue Ridge
- When
- November 9, 4:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Central Virginia Blue Ridge forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.879, -79.034 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility dropped to 1/4 mile for several hours.
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
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Iowa, November 9 to 10, 2020
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Nebraska, November 9 to 10, 2020
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Nebraska, November 9 to 10, 2020
- Ice Storm and Winter Weather in Nebraska, November 9 to 10, 2020
- Dense Fog in Maryland, November 9, 2020
- Frost and Freeze in California, November 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Idaho, November 9 to 11, 2020
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Kansas, November 9, 2020
- Heavy Snow in Washington, November 9 to 10, 2020
- Marine Tropical Storm in Gulf of Mexico, November 9 to 11, 2020
- Dense Fog in Montana, November 9 to 10, 2020
- High Wind in Texas, November 9, 2020
More
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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: 930176, 930177, 930178, 930179, 930180, 930181, 930182, 930183, 930184, 930185, 930186, 930187, 930188, 930189, 930190, 930191, 930192, 930193, 930194.