New Jersey, 2025

Dense Fog in New Jersey, August 24 to 25, 2025

August 24 to 25, 2025 · NWS PHI · 5 events in 5 counties and zones

Light winds and a moist air mass ahead of an approaching cold front, combined with clearing skies and recent rainfall, allowed dense fog to form across parts of southern New Jersey on the early morning of August 25th. The fog dissipated shortly after sunrise.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
5

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 PHI wrote it up.

Light winds and a moist air mass ahead of an approaching cold front, combined with clearing skies and recent rainfall, allowed dense fog to form across parts of southern New Jersey on the early morning of August 25th. The fog dissipated shortly after sunrise.

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Event by event

5 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Southeastern Burlington

When
August 24, 11:00 PM EST to August 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Southeastern Burlington forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at McGuire Air Force Base.

Dense Fog, Eastern Atlantic

When
August 24, 11:00 PM EST to August 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at Atlantic City International Airport.

Dense Fog, Western Atlantic

When
August 24, 11:00 PM EST to August 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Western Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at Atlantic City International Airport.

Dense Fog, Western Ocean

When
August 24, 11:00 PM EST to August 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at Ocean County Airport.

Dense Fog, Eastern Ocean

When
August 24, 11:00 PM EST to August 25, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at Ocean County 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1287500, 1287501, 1287502, 1287503, 1287504.