Dense Fog in Nebraska
Every dense fog event the National Weather Service has filed in Nebraska, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Fog reducing visibility to a quarter mile or less, filed where it caused accidents or disruption.
The most significant on the map
The most significant dense fog episodes in Nebraska.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 6
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 2
- Damage
- $485,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, July 29, 2011Dense fog that formed over parts of eastern Nebraska during the morning hours of July 29th dropped visibilities to near zero across counties the bordered the Platte and Loup Rivers west of Fremont. The dense fog contributed to a fatal vehicle accident in Butler county.
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, December 24 to 26, 2025Dense fog led to visibility less than 1/4 mile across much of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa from Christmas Eve through Christmas Day and into December 26th.
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, March 5, 2026Clear skies and light winds led to dense fog across much of eastern Nebraska late on March 4 into the morning of March 5, with visibility less than 1/4 mile in many locations. The Dodge County Sheriff's Office noted fog was present at the site of a fatal (indirect) car vs.
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, March 13, 1999Dense fog about 7:30 AM CST resulted in a chain-reaction accident involving four semi trailer rigs and 26 other vehicles. A nineteen year old Illinois man was hit by a car and was seriously injured when his car slid off the roadway, stopping on the shoulder.
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, December 2, 1997Icy roads and foggy conditions caused several accidents in which drivers were unable to see the intersection or slid off the road and rolled.
- Dense Fog in Nebraska, January 21, 2005Two men died (indirect weather fatalities) when the SUV they were driving crashed into the side of a semi trailer north of Grand Island. Visibilities were less than 1/4 mile in dense fog at the time.
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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.