Dense Fog in Se S.j. Valley, California

Dense Fog December 22, 2018 · Se S.j. Valley, California

What the National Weather Service wrote

Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Bakersfield.

The wider storm

A cold front pushed southward through central California during the afternoon of December 21. A brisk northwest flow behind the front resulted in upslope low clouds and areas of dense fog in the south end of the San Joaquin Valley and along the valley facing slopes of the Tehachapi Mountains during the morning of December 22. Traffic was impacted for a few hours along States Route 99 and 58 in Bakersfield and along State Route 58 in Tehachapi. The low clouds and fog lifted by late morning.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 790654. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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