Dense Fog, Cape Girardeau
- When
- February 10, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Cape Girardeau forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.384, -89.684 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog in Missouri, February 10, 2026
Areas of dense fog developed overnight from near Poplar Bluff to Cape Girardeau under clear skies and calm winds. Towards sunrise, southerly winds picked up in the warm sector and advection fog spread across Southeast Missouri through mid-morning as dew points surged to over 50 degrees.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 11 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 11
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.
Areas of dense fog developed overnight from near Poplar Bluff to Cape Girardeau under clear skies and calm winds. Towards sunrise, southerly winds picked up in the warm sector and advection fog spread across Southeast Missouri through mid-morning as dew points surged to over 50 degrees.
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 Paducah, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 9, 10:21 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 9, 10:21 PM CST, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Paducah KY 120 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 ILZ075>078-080>094-INZ081-082-085>088-KYZ001>022-MOZ076-086-087- 100-107>112-114-101100- Jefferson-Wayne IL-Edwards-Wabash-Perry IL-Franklin-Hamilton- White-Jackson-Williamson-Saline-Gallatin-Union-Johnson-Pope- Hardin-Alexander-Pulaski-Massac-Gibson-Pike-Posey-Vanderburgh- Warrick-Spencer-Fulton-Hickman-Carlisle-Ballard-McCracken-Graves- Livingston-Marshall-Calloway-Crittenden-Lyon-Trigg-Caldwell- Union KY-Webster-Hopkins-Christian-Henderson-Daviess-McLean- Muhlenberg-Todd-Perry MO-Bollinger-Cape Girardeau-Wayne MO-Carter- Ripley-Butler-Stoddard-Scott-Mississippi-New Madrid- 120 PM CST Mon Feb 9 2026 /220 PM EST Mon Feb 9 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southern Illinois, southwest Indiana, western Kentucky, and southeast Missouri. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
11 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Dense Fog, Butler
- When
- February 10, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Butler forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 36.716, -90.407 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Stoddard
- When
- February 10, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Stoddard forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.856, -89.944 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Scott
- When
- February 10, 1:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Scott forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 37.053, -89.568 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, New Madrid
- When
- February 10, 5:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- New Madrid forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.595, -89.652 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Bollinger
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Bollinger forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.322, -90.026 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Wayne
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wayne forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.113, -90.461 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Carter
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Carter forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.941, -90.962 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Ripley
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 10:00 AM CST
- Where
- Ripley forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.653, -90.864 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Mississippi
- When
- February 10, 6:00 AM CST to 9:30 AM CST
- Where
- Mississippi forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 36.828, -89.291 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Dense Fog, Perry
- When
- February 10, 7:00 AM CST to 9:00 AM CST
- Where
- Perry forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 37.707, -89.824 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
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- Winter Weather in Vermont, February 10 to 12, 2026
- Drought in Florida, February 10 to 28, 2026
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, February 10 to 11, 2026
- Drought in Georgia, February 10 to 28, 2026
- Blizzard and Winter Storm in Alaska, February 10 to 15, 2026
- Winter Weather in New York, February 10 to 11, 2026
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 10 to 11, 2026
- Drought in Texas, February 10 to 28, 2026
- Drought in Illinois, February 10 to 28, 2026
- Flash Flood and High Wind in California, February 10 to 11, 2026
More
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1316272, 1316277, 1316278, 1316279, 1316282, 1316271, 1316273, 1316274, 1316276, 1316280, 1316270.