California, 2021Dense Fog in California, November 11, 2021
November 11, 2021 · NWS HNX · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
High pressure continued to strengthen over California during the morning of November 11. With another night of clear skies and light winds across the San Joaquin Valley, an area of dense fog formed overnight south of Fresno and north of Bakersfield impacting travel on State Routes 99, 43 and 198.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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.
High pressure continued to strengthen over California during the morning of November 11. With another night of clear skies and light winds across the San Joaquin Valley, an area of dense fog formed overnight south of Fresno and north of Bakersfield impacting travel on State Routes 99, 43 and 198. The fog lifted into a low cloud deck after sunrise and dissipated by late morning.
Dense Fog, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley
- When
- November 11, 12:05 AM PST to 8:20 AM PST
- Where
- Visalia - Porterville - Reedley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.489, -119.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Visalia and Porterville.
Dense Fog, Delano - Wasco - Shafter
- When
- November 11, 2:35 AM PST to 4:15 AM PST
- Where
- Delano - Wasco - Shafter forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 35.879, -119.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Delano.
Dense Fog, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore
- When
- November 11, 2:50 AM PST to 6:00 AM PST
- Where
- Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.351, -119.421 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Hanford.
- 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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- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strikes in Arkansas, November 11, 2021$150,000 · 61 kt wind · 3 events
- Flooding in Oregon, November 11 to 12, 2021$60,000 · 5 events
- Wildfire and Heat in California, November 11 to 15, 2021$5,000 · 58 kt wind · 23 events
- High Wind in South Dakota, November 11 to 12, 202165 kt wind · 20 events
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- High Wind and Strong Wind in Michigan, November 11, 2021$13,000 · 50 kt wind · 5 events
- Lightning Strike in Texas, November 11, 2021$15,000 · 1 event
- High Wind in North Dakota, November 11, 202158 kt wind · 8 events
- Blizzard in South Dakota, November 11 to 12, 20217 events
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: 985141, 985139, 985140.