Virginia, 2020Dense Fog in Virginia, September 26 to 27, 2020
September 26 to 27, 2020 · NWS LWX · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
High pressure with light winds and clearing skies allowed fog to develop across portions of Virginia late at night in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge foothills. The fog dissipated after sunrise.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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High pressure with light winds and clearing skies allowed fog to develop across portions of Virginia late at night in the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge foothills. The fog dissipated after sunrise.
Dense Fog, Rockingham
- When
- September 26, 11:00 PM EST to September 27, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Rockingham forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.481, -78.872 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Shenandoah
- When
- September 26, 11:00 PM EST to September 27, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Shenandoah forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.858, -78.571 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Frederick
- When
- September 26, 11:00 PM EST to September 27, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Frederick forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.195, -78.213 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Page
- When
- September 26, 11:00 PM EST to September 27, 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)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Warren
- When
- September 27, 2:00 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)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Clarke
- When
- September 27, 2:00 AM EST to 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Clarke forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.112, -77.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Albemarle
- When
- September 27, 2:00 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)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Greene
- When
- September 27, 2:00 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)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Madison
- When
- September 27, 2:00 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)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
Dense Fog, Rappahannock
- When
- September 27, 2:00 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)
Dense fog occurred with 1/4 mile visibility or less recorded during the late night and early morning.
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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