Dense Fog — Eastern Kern County, California

2019-12-03 · Eastern Kern County, California

Event narrative

Visibility below a quarter mile was reported in Delano.

Wider weather episode

After several days of precipitation across the area, skies cleared out during the evening of December 2 and early morning of December 3. The clearing skies and diminished winds resulted in the first day of the season with widespread dense fog in the San Joaquin Valley where visibility was reduced to below a quarter mile. Traffic was paced along State Route 99 between Tulare and Delano during the morning commute, and several school districts had fog related delayed openings for the first time this season. The fog lifted by late morning, and the low level moisture in the valley mixed out the following day as a another storm moved through the area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 858730. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.