Utah, 2025

Dense Fog in Utah, February 21, 2025

February 21, 2025 · NWS GJT · 1 event in 1 county or zone

The Eastern Uinta Basin had received some snow in the hours before dense fog developed on February 21st. However this fog was fairly transient, and the dense fog period lasted less than half an hour.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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What happened

The episode as NWS GJT wrote it up.

The Eastern Uinta Basin had received some snow in the hours before dense fog developed on February 21st. However this fog was fairly transient, and the dense fog period lasted less than half an hour.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Grand Junction, CO wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 20, 4:53 PM MST, 16 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 20, 4:53 PM MST, 16 hours 7 minutes before
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The radar

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Event by event

1 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Eastern Uinta Basin

When
February 21, 9:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
Where
Eastern Uinta Basin forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.125, -109.518 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The KVEL ASOS in Vernal recorded an approximately 1 hour period where visibility was reduced due to dense fog. This fog was transient, and dense fog with visibility of 1.4 mile or less lasted for about 20 minutes, while the remainder of the period saw visibility under 1 mile. After 10AM MST, the fog lifted. Due to the short period of dense fog and the localized nature, this does not count as a missed Dense Fog Advisory. No reports of injuries, damages, or fatalities were received.

What these are

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

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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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: 1239357.