Freezing Fog, Alexander
- When
- December 4, 11:00 PM CST to December 5, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Alexander forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.192, -89.338 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Freezing Fog in Illinois, December 4 to 5, 2023
Widespread dense freezing fog reduced visibility to one-quarter mile or less in the southernmost portions of Illinois near the Ohio/Mississippi River confluence. Fog development occurred in an area of clear skies and calm winds ahead of a cold frontal passage.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 2
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 PAH wrote it up.
Widespread dense freezing fog reduced visibility to one-quarter mile or less in the southernmost portions of Illinois near the Ohio/Mississippi River confluence. Fog development occurred in an area of clear skies and calm winds ahead of a cold frontal passage.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 freezing fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Freezing Fog, Pulaski
- When
- December 4, 11:00 PM CST to December 5, 3:00 AM CST
- Where
- Pulaski forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.223, -89.127 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Freezing Fog
- Fog that froze on contact with roads, vehicles or structures.
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The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 4, 2023
- Freezing Fog in Kentucky, December 4 to 5, 2023
- Flood and Heat in Washington, December 4 to 6, 2023
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 4, 2023
- Strong Wind in South Dakota, December 4, 2023
- Flooding and Heavy Rain in Washington, December 4 to 6, 2023
- High Wind in South Dakota, December 4, 2023
- Freezing Fog in Missouri, December 4 to 5, 2023
- Blizzard and High Wind in Alaska, December 4 to 7, 2023
- Freezing Fog in Indiana, December 4 to 5, 2023
- Flood in Oregon, December 4 to 5, 2023
- High Wind in Montana, December 4, 2023
More
Every storm in Illinois in 2023Every state in 2023This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, December 2023
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: 1152137, 1152138.