Dense Fog — Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, California

2024-12-03 · Hanford - Corcoran - Lemoore, California

Event narrative

Visibility of one eighth of a mile was reported in Hanford.

Wider weather episode

Mainly clear skies prevailed across the area during the evening of December 2. With winds remaining light across the San Joaquin Valley along with the presence of low level moisture from recent rainfall and inversion conditions, areas of dense fog formed in the San Joaquin Valley during the early morning of December 3 which reduced visibility to an eighth of a mile at several locations. The fog lifted into a low cloud deck by late morning and dissipated by early afternoon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1220303. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.