Dense Fog — Southern Sacramento Valley, California

2026-01-20 · Southern Sacramento Valley, California

Event narrative

A traffic collision occurred at 7:26 pm on January 20th 2026 in the south bound lanes of Highway 70 by Striplin Road in Sutter County, California. Dense fog was present in Sutter County California on Highway 70, with visibilities of a quarter mile or less. Two cars where involved in the crash, with a woman and an infant with major injuries and a fatality.

Wider weather episode

A traffic collision occurred at 7:26 pm on January 20th 2026 in the south bound lanes of Highway 70 by Striplin Road in Sutter County, California. Patchy dense fog was present during the crash. The event was a wrong way driver on the southbound lane of Highway 70. There were two injuries and one fatality from this incident.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308056. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.