Dense Fog — Orange County Coastal, California

2024-12-19 to 2024-12-20 · Orange County Coastal, California

Event narrative

KSNA John Wayne airport reported dense fog after 3 am December 19. The fog resulted in 14 diversions of aircraft. Dense fog was also reported 8 pm December 19 to 8 am December 20th from Los Alamitos to John Wayne airport.

Wider weather episode

December 18 to 20, 2024, dense fog occurred along the coast and a few miles inland.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1228362. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.