New Jersey, 2023

Dense Fog in New Jersey, December 2, 2023

December 2, 2023 · NWS PHI · 9 events in 9 counties and zones

Moist stagnant air between two stationary fronts resulted in widespread dense fog starting before dawn on December 2nd and lasting into midday.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
9

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What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

Moist stagnant air between two stationary fronts resulted in widespread dense fog starting before dawn on December 2nd and lasting into midday.

The radar

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Event by event

9 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Eastern Cape May

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Cape May County Airport.

Dense Fog, Western Cape May

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Western Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Cape May County Airport.

Dense Fog, Eastern Monmouth

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Monmouth Executive Airport.

Dense Fog, Western Monmouth

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Monmouth Executive Airport.

Dense Fog, Middlesex

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Trenton-Mercer Airport and Monmouth Executive Airport.

Dense Fog, Mercer

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Trenton-Mercer Airport.

Dense Fog, Hunterdon

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Trenton-Mercer Airport, Doylestown Airport and Lehigh Valley International Airport.

Dense Fog, Warren

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Lehigh Valley International Airport and Sussex Airport.

Dense Fog, Sussex

When
December 2, 12:00 AM EST to 12:00 PM EST
Where
Sussex forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense fog was observed for several hours at Sussex Airport.

What these are

Dense Fog
Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.

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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: 1149508, 1149509, 1149510, 1149511, 1149513, 1149514, 1149515, 1149516, 1149517.