Dense Fog in Ida, Iowa

Dense Fog January 11, 2023 · Ida, Iowa

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

Severely limited visibility and frosty roadways contributed to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of U.S. Highway 59 and 20 just south of Holstein. An indirect fatality occurred to the driver of a car when it was hit broadside by a semi-truck upon entering the roadway after a stop at the intersection.

The wider storm

Persistent fog from the morning into the early afternoon of January 11 resulted in long periods of visibility less than one-quarter mile, as well as deposition of frost on roadways.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1079062. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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