Missouri, 2026

Dense Fog in Missouri, February 15 to 16, 2026

February 15 to 16, 2026 · NWS PAH · 7 events in 7 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 near the Mississippi River. Dense fog continued until the early to 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
7

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 near the Mississippi River. Dense fog continued until the early to mid-morning hours. Many locations reported low temperatures slightly below freezing but no reports were made of freezing fog development.

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Event by event

7 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Scott

When
February 15, 11:00 PM CST to February 16, 10:30 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, Mississippi

When
February 15, 11:00 PM CST to February 16, 9:00 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, New Madrid

When
February 15, 11:00 PM CST to February 16, 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, Perry

When
February 16, 12:00 AM CST to 5:00 AM CST
Where
Perry forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
37.707, -89.824 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dense Fog, Cape Girardeau

When
February 16, 12:00 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, Bollinger

When
February 16, 2:00 AM CST to 5:00 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, Stoddard

When
February 16, 2:00 AM CST to 8:00 AM CST
Where
Stoddard forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
36.856, -89.944 (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: 1316895, 1316896, 1316897, 1316891, 1316893, 1316892, 1316894.