Moist air advancing over existing snow pack ahead of a warm front resulted in widespread dense fog late on February 27th and early on February 28th. The fog dissipated by late morning.
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The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
Moist air advancing over existing snow pack ahead of a warm front resulted in widespread dense fog late on February 27th and early on February 28th. The fog dissipated by late morning.
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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 27, 5:52 PM EST, 5 hours 8 minutes earlier.
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9 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Northeast Philadelphia Airport and South Jersey Regional Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Millville Executive Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Cape May County Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Wilmington Airport and Millville Executive Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Trenton-Mercer Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at South Jersey Regional Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Wilmington Airport and Millville Executive Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at South Jersey Regional Airport and Ocean County Airport.
Several hours of dense fog was observed at Ocean County Airport.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in New Jersey in 2026Every state in 2026This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, February 2026
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: 1315672, 1315673, 1315675, 1315677, 1315678, 1315679, 1315680, 1315681, 1315682.