A stalled front resulted in lingering low-level moisture and light winds early on January 5th. This resulted in areas of dense fog forming across portions of northern Delaware.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A stalled front resulted in lingering low-level moisture and light winds early on January 5th. This resulted in areas of dense fog forming across portions of northern Delaware.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
New Castle Airport reported several hours of dense fog with visibility 1/4 mile or less.
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