Dense Fog — Sw S.j. Valley, California

2019-01-01 · Sw S.j. Valley, California

Event narrative

Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Hanford.

Wider weather episode

A very cold airmass pushed into Central California on the morning of New Year's Day. This resulted in a hard freeze taking place across the southern portion of the San Joaquin Valley where several locations had minimum temperatures below 28 Deg. F. In addition to the cold temperatures, locally dense fog impacted travel for a few hours as some residual low level moisture remained.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 791322. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.