Dense Fog in West Virginia

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545

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0

Injuries

0

Damage

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• Dense Fog in West Virginia, July 26, 201811 eventsLow-level moisture was trapped underneath the nocturnal inversion. Breaks in the clouds caused radiational cooling, which led to areas of dense fog.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, May 11, 200710 eventsAreas of dense fog developed across the eastern Pan Handle of West Virginia during the early morning hours of May 11th. Visibilities were reduced to one quarter mile or less at times.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, July 9, 20119 eventsSurface high pressure built overhead during the early morning hours of the 9th. Mainly clear skies and light winds combined with high amounts of low-level moisture to produce areas of dense fog.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, December 30, 20199 eventsMoisture underneath a subsidence inversion resulted in areas of dense fog. Visibility was around one-quarter mile.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, January 3 to 4, 20209 eventsLight winds beneath a subsidence inversion atop saturated ground led to the formation of fog across the WV Panhandle. Visibilities were around a quarter of a mile.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, June 23, 20209 eventsLight winds and ample moisture at low levels thanks to storms the previous day resulted in the formation of dense fog across much of the panhandle of West Virginia.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, December 26, 20058 eventsLocally dense fog developed early in the morning on December 26. Visibilities fell to one-quarter mile or less in local areas.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, February 23, 20068 eventsAreas of dense fog occurred during the early morning.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 18, 20068 eventsAreas of dense fog formed early in the morning on the 18th. Visibilities were reduced below one-quarter mile in some areas.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, August 20, 20138 eventsHigh pressure over the Mid Atlantic led to clear and calm conditions and dense fog formed across most of the region.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 10 to 11, 20158 eventsHigh pressure overhead resulted in mainly clear skies and light winds. A strong nocturnal inversion in place combining with these synoptic conditions produced areas of dense fog.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, August 13, 20188 eventsA combination of recent rainfall, clearing skies, and light winds led to the formation of fog, some of which became dense with visibility less than a quarter of a mile.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, September 29, 20188 eventsA combination of clear skies, abundant low level moisture, and light winds led to the formation of fog, some of which became dense with visibility less than a quarter of a mile.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 7, 20188 eventsObservations from around the area indicate visibility fell to a quarter of a mile or less in dense fog.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 8, 20188 eventsHigh levels of moisture combined with clear skies to create areas of fog, some of which became locally dense.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, March 24 to 25, 20218 eventsLight winds and plentiful low level moisture allowed areas of dense fog to form late on the 24th. The fog dissipated just after dawn on the 25th.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, May 19, 20077 eventsClear skies, light winds and a moist ground combined to produce areas of dense fog across the Potomac Highlands of West Virginia. Visibilities were reduced to a quarter mile or less at times during the early morning hours of May 19th.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, December 2 to 3, 20187 eventsCool, moist easterly flow underneath warm air advection aloft led to the formation of fog, some of which became locally dense.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 22 to 23, 20197 eventsAn onshore flow led to increasing amounts of moisture underneath a strong temperature inversion, and this led to the development of dense fog. Visibility was reported to be around one-quarter mile.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, January 14 to 15, 20207 eventsMoist air at low levels was trapped beneath a subsidence inversion and winds went calm as high pressure moved overhead, leading to the formation of fog across much of Eastern West Virginia Panhandle. Visibilities were around a quarter of a mile.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, May 23, 20207 eventsAreas of dense fog formed within a calm lower troposphere beneath an upper low across portions of the West Virginia Panhandle.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, September 26 to 27, 20207 eventsHigh pressure with light winds and clearing skies allowed fog to develop across portions of eastern West Virginia late at night. The fog dissipated after sunrise.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, May 17, 20217 eventsLight winds and plenty of low level moisture allowed areas of dense fog to form before dawn. The fog dissipated shortly after sunrise.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, August 30, 20217 eventsLight winds and high humidity allowed areas of dense fog to develop before dawn. The fog dissipated shortly after dawn.
• Dense Fog in West Virginia, October 6 to 7, 20116 eventsMainly clear skies along with light winds provided a good setup for radiational cooling. There was enough low-level moisture for areas of dense fog to develop across portions of eastern West Virginia.

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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.