Dense Fog — E Central S.j. Valley, California

2014-11-09 · E Central S.j. Valley, California

Event narrative

A pickup truck collided with a power pole in the dense fog. There was 1 fatality.

Wider weather episode

In the wake of the storm that moved through the region on Halloween, bringing up to an inch of rain in the San Joaquin Valley, areas of dense fog developed each night between November 2 and November 10. Most of the nights, the area affected was primarily along Highway 198 in the vicinity of Hanford and along Highway 43 from Selma to Corcoran. There were a few school bus delays due to the fog.

However, on the morning of November 7, the area of dense fog became more widespread and included the Fresno area. On that morning, the visibility at Fresno-Yosemite International fell to 1/16 of a mile, delaying all flights into and out of the airport. The fog also caused 10 school bus delays.

On the morning of November 9, there was a fatality traffic accident that occurred in the dense fog involving 1 vehicle and a pole.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 542770. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.