California, 2021Dense Fog in California, November 12, 2021
November 12, 2021 · NWS HNX · 6 events in 6 counties and zones
A strong ridge of high pressure persisted over central California during the evening of November 11 and the morning of November 12. Clear skies and light winds once again prevailed across the San Joaquin Valley.
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- 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.
A strong ridge of high pressure persisted over central California during the evening of November 11 and the morning of November 12. Clear skies and light winds once again prevailed across the San Joaquin Valley. Dense fog formed overnight impacting travel on State Routes 99, 41, 43, 180, and 198 and also resulted in several school districts either opening late or cancelling or delaying bus service. The fog lifted into a low cloud deck after sunrise and dissipated by late morning.
Dense Fog, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore
- When
- November 12, 1:00 AM PST to 6:50 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. Several school districts either opened late or delayed bus service.
Dense Fog, Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma
- When
- November 12, 2:00 AM PST to 7:00 AM PST
- Where
- Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma forecast zone
- Reported by
- Broadcast Media
- Coordinates
- 36.489, -119.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several school districts either opened late or delayed bus service.
Dense Fog, Merced-Madera-Mendota
- When
- November 12, 2:15 AM PST to 5:35 AM PST
- Where
- Merced-Madera-Mendota forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.056, -120.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Atwater.
Dense Fog, West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties
- When
- November 12, 2:42 AM PST to 8:19 AM PST
- Where
- West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.417, -119.732 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Lemoore. Several school districts either opened late or delayed bus service.
Dense Fog, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley
- When
- November 12, 5:05 AM PST to 7:20 AM PST
- Where
- Visalia - Porterville - Reedley forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.489, -119.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Visalia. Several school districts either opened late or delayed bus service.
Dense Fog, Fresno - Clovis
- When
- November 12, 5:45 AM PST to 6:50 AM PST
- Where
- Fresno - Clovis forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.758, -119.649 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Fresno.
- Dense Fog
- Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
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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: 985253, 985255, 985249, 985250, 985254, 985252.