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Dense Fog — Kern Cty Mtns, California
February 8, 2002 · NOAA Storm Events record
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
40
Property damage
$200K
Area
Kern Cty Mtns
Event narrative (NOAA)
Another multiple-vehicle accident caused by dense fog occurred on Highway 58 about 20 miles east-southeast of Bakersfield on the northwest slopes of the Tehachapi Mountains. About 40 vehicles were involved in 3 close proximity accident events starting at 10:30 AM PST.
Other notable dense fog events in California
Yolo T W/Ne Solano/Sacramento T X Sw/X W Placer/X W Amador/S Sutter · December 11, 19975 killedSe Sj Valley · February 5, 20023 killedSouth Sjv · November 14, 19982 killedSan Joaquin T Nw/Stanislaus/X Sw Tuolumne/Sw Calaveras · December 11, 19982 killedSan Diego County Coasts · December 2, 20002 killedKern Cty Mtns · January 3, 20021 killed
Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.