Dense Fog in Jefferson, Texas

Dense Fog November 22, 2012 · Jefferson, Texas

Deaths

$6.0M

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

A small area of dense fog covered Interstate 10 near Winnie just inside the Jefferson County line during Thanksgiving morning. The fog lead to a chain reaction where wrecks occurred on both sides of the interstate shutting the highway down for most of the day. Between 140 and 150 vehicles were involved in the pileup where around 80 people were injured, 10 to 12 were seriously injured, and 2 were killed. The 2 who were killed were in a Chevy Suburban that was crushed by tractor trailer.

The wider storm

An area of dense fog on Interstate 10 lead to massive pileup.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 421680. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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