Dense Fog — Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

1998-02-03 · Pine Bluffs, Wyoming

Wider weather episode

Dense fog occurred across all of Platte and Laramie Counties, reducing visibilities to less than a quarter of a mile. The Highway Patrol reported 16 accidents over the three-day period, with 5 injuries in Laramie and Albany counties. A man was struck by a car on Interstate 25, two-miles south of Cheyenne, at 0900 on the 5th, as he volunteered to guide traffic around an accident in the southbound lane of I-25. The driver of the car which struck the man did not see him because of the fog. The injured man was treated and released from the hospital.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5630838. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.