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Eventdex · Dense & Freezing Fog

NORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY

799281

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Event typeevent_typeDense Fog
NOAA NCEI event IDncei_event_id799,281
Episode IDepisode_id133,599
Begin UTCbegin_utc2018-12-08T13:40:00+00:00
End UTCend_utc2018-12-08T18:00:00+00:00
StatestateARIZONA
County/zone typecz_typeZ
County/zone namecz_nameNORTHWEST PINAL COUNTY
Deaths directdeaths_direct0
Deaths indirectdeaths_indirect0
Injuries directinjuries_direct0
Injuries indirectinjuries_indirect0
Damage propertydamage_property0.00K
Damage cropsdamage_crops0.00K
Weather forecast office sourcewfo_sourceTrained Spotter
Episode narrativeepisode_narrativeShowers occurred the previous day across portions of the lower southern deserts, adding moisture to the lower levels of the atmosphere. On the morning of December 8th, humidity was high, winds were light and conditions were favorable for the formation of fog across the south-central deserts. Starting around 0700MST, trained weather spotters as well as automatic AWOS weather stations reported the presence of dense fog in communities such as Casa Grande and Santan. Visibility fell as low as 1/16 of a mile at the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway airport. A Dense Fog Advisory was in effect at the time of the dense fog reports. Fortunately, there were no reports of accidents due to the sharply lowered visibility.
Event narrativeevent_narrativeHigh humidity, light wind and sufficient radiational cooling combined to allow for the formation of fog during the morning hours on December 8th. Areas of dense fog developed across portions of northwest Pinal County beginning around 0640MST. According to the automated AWOS weather station at Casa Grande, visibility lowered below 0.25 mile in dense fog at 0656MST. At 0725MST, a trained spotter located 6 miles northeast of Santan reported that dense fog lowered visibility to just 200 yards. A Dense Fog Advisory had been issued for the area starting at 0640MST and it remained in effect through 1100MST. Fortunately there were no reports of any accidents due to the sharply reduced visibility.
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