Dense Fog — Pratt, Kansas

2025-02-05 to 2025-02-06 · Pratt, Kansas

Event narrative

Visibility was reported as one quarter of a mile at the Pratt airport.

Wider weather episode

Northeast winds turned to southwesterly as relatively warm air overrode a colder surface airmass, promoting widespread dense fog. Dense fog advisories went into place on the early evening of the 5th and persisted until early-morning on the 6th. Visibility in fog dropped to one quarter mile at Dodge City as early as 6 pm on the 5th, as dense fog expanded west toward the highway 23 and 83 corridors along and south of highway 400 during the evening.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1231329. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.