Special Weather Statement: Dense Fog
September 9th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
AREA COUNTIES: SAC-CRAWFORD-CARROLL-GREENE-AUDUBON-
749 AM CDT TUE SEP 9 2014
…FOG IS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING…
FOG…DENSE AT TIMES…IS DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF WESTERN AND NORTHWESTERN IOWA EARLY TODAY. THE FOG MAY PERSIST FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING BEFORE SOME IMPROVEMENT IS NOTED. VISIBILITY HAS DROPPED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES OVER FAR NORTHWEST IOWA. PERSONS TRAVELING ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TODAY SHOULD ALLOW FOR EXTRA TRAVEL TIME…EXTRA DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU…AND USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. ALSO BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS NEAR INTERSECTIONS AND RAILROAD CROSSINGS AS TRAINS AND VEHICLES MAY BE HIDDEN FROM VIEW BY THE FOG.