California, 2024Dense Fog in California, December 2, 2024
December 2, 2024 · NWS HNX · 7 events in 7 counties and zones
Skies cleared out across the area during the afternoon of December 1. With winds remaining light across the San Joaquin Valley along with the presence of low level moisture from recent rainfall and inversion conditions, areas of dense fog formed in the San Joaquin Valley mainly to the west of SR 99 and east of Interstate 5.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
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- None recorded
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- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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Skies cleared out across the area during the afternoon of December 1. With winds remaining light across the San Joaquin Valley along with the presence of low level moisture from recent rainfall and inversion conditions, areas of dense fog formed in the San Joaquin Valley mainly to the west of SR 99 and east of Interstate 5. The fog reduced visibility to an eighth of a mile in a few locations. The fog lifted into a low cloud deck by late morning.
Dense Fog, Merced-Madera-Mendota
- When
- December 2, 1:05 AM PST to 6:20 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 of one eighth of a mile was reported in Merced and Madera.
Dense Fog, Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore
- When
- December 2, 3:30 AM PST to 11:05 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 of one eighth of a mile was reported in Hanford.
Dense Fog, Caruthers - San Joaquin - Selma
- When
- December 2, 4:00 AM PST to 11:00 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)
Webcams indicated visibility below 1000 feet in Kerman, Selma and Kingsburg.
Dense Fog, Delano - Wasco - Shafter
- When
- December 2, 4:35 AM PST to 6:35 AM PST
- Where
- Delano - Wasco - Shafter forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 35.879, -119.115 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Delano.
Dense Fog, Visalia - Porterville - Reedley
- When
- December 2, 4:50 AM PST to 11:10 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 of one eighth of a mile was reported in Visalia and visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Reedley.
Dense Fog, West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties
- When
- December 2, 7:36 AM PST to 9:14 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 of one eighth of a mile was reported in Lemoore.
Dense Fog, Fresno - Clovis
- When
- December 2, 8:00 AM PST to 8:35 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 of one sixteenth of a 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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