Pennsylvania, 2026

Dense Fog in Pennsylvania, May 25 to 26, 2026

May 25 to 26, 2026 · NWS PHI · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

A stagnant, moist air mass just north of a stationary front allowed areas of dense fog to develop early on May 26th. The fog dissipated shortly after dawn.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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 PHI wrote it up.

A stagnant, moist air mass just north of a stationary front allowed areas of dense fog to develop early on May 26th. The fog dissipated shortly after dawn.

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 Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 25, 7:39 PM EST, 3 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 25, 7:39 PM EST, 3 hours 21 minutes before
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The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

3 dense fog. Local standard time, as filed.

Dense Fog, Berks

When
May 25, 11:00 PM EST to May 26, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Berks forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
40.416, -75.926 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at Reading Regional Airport.

Dense Fog, Carbon

When
May 25, 11:00 PM EST to May 26, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Carbon forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
40.918, -75.709 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at Jake Arner Airport.

Dense Fog, Lehigh

When
May 25, 11:00 PM EST to May 26, 7:00 AM EST
Where
Lehigh forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
40.613, -75.592 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Several hours of dense fog was observed at Queen City Airport.

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: 1332961, 1332962, 1332963.