Dense Fog, Morgan
- When
- May 23, 3:09 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morgan forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.560, -78.258 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
Dense Fog in West Virginia, May 23, 2020
Areas of dense fog formed within a calm lower troposphere beneath an upper low across portions of the West Virginia Panhandle.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 7 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
- 7
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.
Areas of dense fog formed within a calm lower troposphere beneath an upper low across portions of the West Virginia Panhandle.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
7 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Jefferson
- When
- May 23, 3:25 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Jefferson forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.308, -77.863 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Western Pendleton
- When
- May 23, 4:15 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Pendleton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.681, -79.351 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Eastern Pendleton
- When
- May 23, 4:15 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Pendleton forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 38.681, -79.351 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Berkeley
- When
- May 23, 4:52 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Berkeley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.464, -78.027 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Hampshire
- When
- May 23, 6:55 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hampshire forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.317, -78.614 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
Dense Fog, Hardy
- When
- May 23, 6:55 AM EST to 7:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hardy forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 39.008, -78.858 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
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.
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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: 893838, 893842, 893840, 893841, 893839, 893836, 893837.