| Event |
Dense Fog |
| State |
MINNESOTA |
| County/Area |
DODGE |
| WFO |
ARX |
| Begin Date |
12/29/2010 14:00:00 CST-6 |
| End Date |
12/30/2010 19:30:00 CST-6 |
| Deaths Direct/Indirect |
0/0 (fatality details below, when available...) |
| Injuries Direct/Indirect |
0/0 |
| Property Damage |
0.00K |
| Crop Damage |
0.00K |
| Episode Narrative |
Fog develop across southeast Minnesota and reduced the visibility to less than mile for an extended period starting on the 29th and continuing through much of the 30th. One person was killed in a car accident on U.S. Highway 63 in Mower County. During this period, an extended period of dense fog with visibilities of a quarter mile or less occurred. A brief period of freezing drizzle also occurred during the late afternoon of the 31st creating a glaze of ice on exposed surfaces. As an area of low pressure moved across the Midwest, warm air spread over the region and caused the deep snow pack to begin melting which resulted in the formation of the fog. |
| Event Narrative |
The automated weather observing equipment at the Dodge Center airport reported visibilities in fog at or below 1 mile from the morning of the 29th into the evening of the 30th. During this period, the visibility was reduced to a quarter of a mile or less from the morning into the evening of the 30th. |
