Dense Fog in New Mexico
Every dense fog event the National Weather Service has filed in New Mexico, 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 New Mexico.
- 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
- 4
- Deaths
- 4
- Injuries
- 10
- Damage
- $75,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Dense Fog in New Mexico, September 28, 2018Areas of dense fog developed over the Texas Panhandle and within portions of the Pecos Valley of New Mexico during the early morning hours of September 28th. Visibility was reported below an eighth of a mile in a couple locations within De Baca and Chaves counties.
- Dense Fog in New Mexico, December 8, 2014A persistent area of low clouds and widespread dense fog over southeastern New Mexico on December 8th resulted in one motor vehicle fatality in Chaves County.
- Dense Fog in New Mexico, November 27, 2006Dense fog formed across portions of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas resulting in very low visibilities in and around Carlsbad, New Mexico.
- Hail and Dense Fog in New Mexico, April 15 to 16, 2016A potent upper level storm system moved slowly east through the Great Basin while a sharp dryline set up over far west Texas. The combination of strong winds aloft with a weak mid level moisture over central New Mexico created a couple virga bombs on the afternoon of the 15th.
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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.