California, 2021Dense Fog in California, November 15 to 16, 2021
November 15 to 16, 2021 · NWS HNX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Areas of dense fog reformed in the San Joaquin Valley during the evening of November 15. However, as a cold front dropped south through the area during the early morning of November 16 the fog lifted into a low cloud deck and visibility improved.
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- 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.
Areas of dense fog reformed in the San Joaquin Valley during the evening of November 15. However, as a cold front dropped south through the area during the early morning of November 16 the fog lifted into a low cloud deck and visibility improved.
Dense Fog, Delano - Wasco - Shafter
- When
- November 15, 7:35 PM PST to 9:55 PM 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. Several webcams showed visibility below 1000 feet.
Dense Fog, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley
- When
- November 15, 7:45 PM PST to 11:00 PM 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. Several webcams showed visibility below 1000 feet. Trained spotters reported visibility of 250 feet in Visalia and in Porterville.
Dense Fog, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore
- When
- November 15, 8:55 PM PST to 10:30 PM 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 webcams showed visibility below 1000 feet.
Dense Fog, Bakersfield
- When
- November 15, 8:55 PM PST to November 16, 12:30 AM PST
- Where
- Bakersfield forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.343, -118.730 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Bakersfield. Several webcams showed visibility below 1000 feet. Bakersfield Police reported visibility below 1000 feet in downtown Bakersfield.
Dense Fog, Merced-Madera-Mendota
- When
- November 15, 10:00 PM PST to November 16, 2:25 AM PST
- Where
- Merced-Madera-Mendota forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.056, -120.043 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Madera.
Dense Fog, Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma
- When
- November 15, 10:00 PM PST to November 16, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma forecast zone
- Reported by
- Department of Highways
- Coordinates
- 36.489, -119.224 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Several webcams showed visibility below 1000 feet.
Dense Fog, Fresno - Clovis
- When
- November 15, 11:55 PM PST to November 16, 1:05 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. Several webcams showed visibility below 1000 feet.
- 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: 985810, 985812, 985811, 985814, 985808, 985815, 985809.