Dense Fog in Nevada

Events

44

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$10,000

• Dense Fog and Heavy Rain in Nevada, December 2 to 4, 201418 injured · $100,000 · 3 eventsA storm system brought rain and snow to much of the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin on the 2nd. The leftover moisture and colder air in the wake of the storm produced patchy dense fog on the 3rd and 4th.
• Flash Flooding and Dense Fog in Nevada, January 9 to 10, 20181 death · $3,000 · 6 eventsA slow moving low pressure system pulled a plume of moisture over the Mojave Desert, resulting in unseasonably heavy rain and some flash flooding. The unusually humid conditions also led to patchy dense fog.
• Flash Flood and Heavy Snow in Nevada, January 5 to 7, 2016$15,000 · 5 eventsA series of three Pacific storms impacted the desert Southwest, bringing periods of heavy rain, heavy snow, and locally dense fog.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, December 4 to 6, 20196 eventsA Pacific storm system brought widespread rain and patchy dense fog on December 4. Patchy dense fog also formed on the 5th and 6th.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 16 to 31, 20055 eventsThe first widespread significant fog event since 1993 plagued the region during the last two weeks of January. Fog lasted throughout the daytime hours in the vicinity of the Carson and Humbolt sinks and near Honey Lake.
• Heavy Snow and High Wind in Nevada, December 12 to 13, 201450 kt wind · 4 eventsAnother storm system brought locally high winds, rain and snow, and patchy dense fog to the Mojave Desert and southern Great Basin.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, November 4, 20063 eventsDense fog was reported across western Nevada with visibilities down to 1/2 mile.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, December 8, 20182 eventsRain on December 6th followed by clearing skies and colder temperatures led to patchy dense fog around the Mojave Desert.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 6, 20192 eventsA Pacific storm system produced light rain and snow, locally strong winds, and patchy dense fog.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, December 7, 19971 eventLocally dense fog was reported in the Yerington area. Visibility was reduced to 50 yards at times.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, November 12, 19971 eventDense fog with near zero visibility near Lovelock.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 19, 20001 eventNevada Highway Patrol reported dense fog with visibility of 100 feet between Fernley, Fallon, and Silver Springs.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 20, 20001 eventChurchill County Sheriffs Office reported dense fog with visibility of 100 feet in Fallon.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, February 2 to 3, 20001 eventNWS employee reported dense fog in Palomino Valley with visibility less than 1/4 mile.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, February 2 to 3, 20001 eventSpotter report of dense fog in Gerlach with visibilty of less than 1/4 mile.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, March 12, 20001 eventDense fog reducing visibility to less than 100 feet at times was reported between Ely and Mcgill.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 21 to 22, 20001 eventDense fog with visibilities less than 1/4 mile was reported in and around the Ely area by law enforcement and surface observations.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 26, 20011 eventLyon County Sheriff reported denses fog in Yerington with less than 1/16 mile visibility.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 23 to 24, 20031 eventWeather spotters and other sources reported low visibilities due to fog on the east side of Lake Tahoe. Visibility dropped to only a few hundred feet at Stateline, NV for a time.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 28, 20031 eventThe Fallon Naval Air Station reported local dense fog with visibilities at times down to 1/8 of a mile.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 10, 20031 eventSpotters reported visibilities below 1/4 mile throughout the area.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 11, 20031 eventSpotters reported visibilities below 1/4 mile due to fog in the Mason and Smith Valleys, including Yerington.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 11, 20031 eventSpotters reported visibilities down to 1/8 of a mile in fog in the Fernley and Fallon areas.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, January 24, 20031 eventSpotters and other sources reported visibilities below 1/4 mile through the area, with 1/8 mile visibility reported in Fernley and Fallon.
• Dense Fog in Nevada, April 23, 2010$10,000 · 1 eventSignificant rain with a slow-moving upper low pressure system set the stage for dense fog on the morning of the 23rd.

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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.