Overview
- The National Weather Service issued dense fog advisories across at least 12 states, warning of sudden visibility drops to one-quarter mile or less and hazardous travel.
- An updated advisory covers southeast Alabama’s Coffee, Dale, Henry, Geneva, and Houston counties until 9 a.m. Thursday, citing quarter-mile visibility.
- In Michigan, nine counties including Midland, Bay, Huron, Saginaw, Tuscola, Sanilac, Shiawassee, Genesee, and Lapeer were under a dense fog advisory through 11:45 a.m. Wednesday.
- Forecasters said most Wednesday advisories would expire by late morning, and they cautioned that similar fog could return on subsequent mornings under favorable conditions.
- Officials urged drivers to slow down, use low-beam headlights, and leave extra distance, and advised boaters to navigate with lights, radar, a compass, and proper fog signals.