Freezing Fog in Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

Freezing Fog November 30, 2013 · Northwest Plateau, New Mexico

Death

Injury

$50K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Two semi trucks collided on Highway 550 south of Bloomfield around 945 am resulting in one driver being killed and the other injured.

The wider storm

A strong ridge of high pressure and melting snow cover over the Four Corners region set the stage for a lengthy duration of low clouds and freezing fog. The visibility dropped to one quarter of a mile in much of the area from Gallup north to Farmington and over surrounding areas of Arizona, Colorado, and Utah. Two semi-trucks were involved in a fatal crash on Highway 550 south of Bloomfield. Dense fog was believed to be a contributing factor in this fatal crash.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 479025. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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