Dense fog swathed California’s Central Valley on Friday, putting more than 1 million residents under a dense fog advisory from the National Weather Service (NWS).
“As we start getting into fall, the cooler temperatures and the higher dew points across the region, especially in the Central Valley, tend to combine and create fog for our area,” NWS meteorologist Stephen McCoy told Newsweek.
Why It Matters
Sudden drops in visibility due to dense fog contribute to dangerous driving conditions and have historically played a role in multiple vehicle crashes, particularly during the morning commute.
The NWS issues dense fog advisories to alert drivers and help prevent traffic accidents by encouraging safer driving behavior under adverse conditions.
What To Know
The NWS office in Hanford, California, issued a dense fog advisory at 7:19 a.m. PDT on Friday. The advisory was scheduled through 10 a.m. PDT for a wide area including the cities of Le Grand, Madera, Kingsburg, Shafter, Lake McClure, Tulare, Visalia, Selma, Fresno, Lemoore, Wasco, Delano, Atwater, Merced, Sanger, Parlier, Corcoran, Kerman, Planada, Porterville, Alpaugh, Hanford, and Goshen, among others…