Indiana, 2026

Dense Fog in Indiana, February 15 to 16, 2026

February 15 to 16, 2026 · NWS PAH · 6 events in 6 counties and zones

Clearing skies and light winds under high pressure, along with lingering low-level moisture, allowed for widespread dense fog formation to develop late evening across Southwest Indiana. Dense fog continued until the mid-morning hours.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

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 PAH wrote it up.

Clearing skies and light winds under high pressure, along with lingering low-level moisture, allowed for widespread dense fog formation to develop late evening across Southwest Indiana. Dense fog continued until the mid-morning hours. Most locations reported low temperatures slightly below freezing but no reports were made of freezing fog development.

The radar

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Event by event

6 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Gibson

When
February 15, 10:00 PM CST to February 16, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Gibson forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.312, -87.585 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Pike

When
February 15, 10:00 PM CST to February 16, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Pike forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.399, -87.232 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Posey

When
February 15, 11:00 PM CST to February 16, 9:00 AM CST
Where
Posey forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Spencer

When
February 15, 11:00 PM CST to February 16, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Spencer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Warrick

When
February 15, 11:00 PM CST to February 16, 10:00 AM CST
Where
Warrick forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Vanderburgh

When
February 16, 12:00 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
Where
Vanderburgh forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
38.025, -87.586 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

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: 1316899, 1316901, 1316902, 1316903, 1316904, 1316905.