Dense Fog in South Dakota

Events

15

Deaths

8

Injuries

10

Damage

$20,000

• Dense Fog in South Dakota, January 18, 20103 deaths · 2 injured · 1 eventDense freezing fog created very low visibilities to 1/16 of a mile along with icy roads which contributed to a multi-vehicle wreck 11 miles south of Watertown. The accident killed three people and injured two others.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, September 8, 19971 death · 2 injured · $20,000 · 1 eventDense fog was determined to be a major factor in a three vehicle accident which caused one fatality and two injuries in one of the vehicles.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, September 15, 20191 death · 1 injured · 1 eventDense fog contributed to a fatal two vehicle accident which occurred four miles west of Aberdeen around 8 am on Highway 12. A teenage boy was pulling onto Highway 12 in dense fog when his car was struck by a truck traveling east.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, February 3, 20211 death · 1 eventA Hitchcock South Dakota man became disoriented in dense fog Tuesday night, February 2nd while driving a snowmobile four miles north of Willow Lake in Clark county. The man had gone ice fishing and was reported missing at 6 am on Wednesday, February 3rd.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, April 2, 20221 death · 1 eventAreas of dense fog developed during the early morning hours of April 2nd across portions of southeast South Dakota. With temperatures at or slightly below freezing, slick spots developed on area roadways.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, January 26, 20241 death · 1 eventA moist boundary layer, combined with weak surface flow and a strong temperature inversion aloft resulted in areas of dense fog with visibility at times below one-quarter mile across southeast South Dakota on January 26th.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, December 22, 20233 injured · 1 eventUnseasonably warm and moist air contributed to the development of dense fog across southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa, northeast Nebraska and southwest Minnesota on the morning of December 22.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, June 18, 20132 injured · 1 eventTwo pickups collided on U.S. Highway 83 about four miles south of Mound City. The collision happened in the early morning with dense fog occurring at the time. One man attempted to turn left and was hit by the oncoming pickup. The two men were injured and taken to the hospital.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, January 21 to 22, 19995 eventsWidespread dense fog and freezing drizzle created treacherous driving conditions across part of northeast South Dakota from the evening of the 21st to around noon on the 22nd. The freezing drizzle ended in the early morning hours of the 22nd.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, March 17, 20031 eventDense fog played a role in the collision of a school bus and a pickup truck at an unmarked intersection three miles east of Bemis in Deuel county. Three students and both drivers received minor injuries.
• Dense Fog in South Dakota, August 25, 20181 eventTwo semis collided in dense fog three miles west of Summit on U.S. Highway 12. One semi was driving east on Highway 12 when another semi was pulling off a side road when they collided. Almost 16 tons of beef roasts were destroyed as a result of the collision.

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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.