Oklahoma, 2024

Dense Fog in Oklahoma, September 25, 2024

September 25, 2024 · NWS OUN · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Areas of dense fog developed during the predawn hours of the 25th across central and east-central Oklahoma. Low visibility was reported to have played a role in a multi-vehicle accident in Payne County.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
10
Property damage
$50,000
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 OUN wrote it up.

Areas of dense fog developed during the predawn hours of the 25th across central and east-central Oklahoma. Low visibility was reported to have played a role in a multi-vehicle accident in Payne County.

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1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Payne

When
September 25, 3:00 AM CST to 7:00 AM CST
Where
Payne forecast zone
Injuries
0 direct, 10 indirect
Property damage
$50,000
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.077, -96.976 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Cushing Municipal Airport (KCUH) observation. Broadcast media and law enforcement reported a vehicle accident involving a prisoner bus along Oklahoma Highway 33 due to low visibility in dense fog.

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: 1216086.