Dense Fog — Adams, Wisconsin

2013-07-24 · Adams, Wisconsin

Event narrative

Eleven farm workers were injured when the van they were riding in was rear ended by a semi-truck. The accident occurred in dense fog, with the visibility near zero, when the van slowed to turn off State Highway 82 and the driver of the semi-truck did not see that the van was slowing down.

Wider weather episode

Eleven people were injured in an early morning accident north of Plainville (Adams County). A van carrying farm workers was rear ended by a semi-truck when the van slowed to turn off of State Highway 82. Due to visibilities near zero in dense fog at the time, the driver of the truck never saw the van turning off the road. None of the injuries were life threatening.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 466088. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.