a The combination of warm temperatures, humid air and smoke from nearby marsh fires is not only “super fog” in southeast Louisiana at night and morning, until Super Bowl Sunday in New Orleans, but also “super fog” It can cause fog.
Visibility can sometimes drop below a mile (in ultra fog), especially in the hours before sunrise.
According to the National Weather Service, “Super Fog” mixes smoke and moisture from wet materials with cold air, significantly reducing visibility, and sometimes “Super Fog” occurs when it expands to less than 10 feet.
A video by Fox Weather correspondent Brandy Campbell on Friday morning showed dense lowland fog around New Orleans.
This phenomenon is sometimes observed along the Gulf Coast and Florida during the seasonal transition characterized by warm air.
Louisiana authorities are closely monitoring a wetland fire burning in the countryside of St. Charles' parish north of Lake Salvador. However, due to its difficult terrain, it is hard to put out the fire immediately.
Tourism officials expect about 100,000 people to travel to New Orleans on Sunday for Super Bowl LIX.
Apart from fog, weather conditions are expected to pose major challenges for travelers along Interstate 55 or Interstate 10 before a big game featuring the Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in Kansas City. It has not been done.
The forecast requires temperatures to reach the late '70s on Sunday. This is usually 10-15 degrees Celsius in early February.
The NWS office covering the New Orleans area reports a record high of 82 degrees. This means that temperatures are more likely to record warmth than cold.
After Sunday, the storm system passing north and south could affect travelers on their way back from Big Easy during future work.
Predictive models show that winter precipitation could hit south as in the valleys and mid-Atlantic areas of southern Ohio, with thunderstorms reaching Tennessee Valley along the Gulf Coast.
Superfog linked to fatal crash
The dense episode of Superfog is particularly linked to past fatal crashes along the interstate and the Gulf Coast.
Seven people were killed in 2023 when more than 150 vehicles were involved in the collision along Interstate 55 near New Orleans.
Combine smoke and fog from nearby brush fires to reduce visibility to near zero.
In 2014, a massive pile of Florida along I-75 south of Gainesville caused nearly 12 deaths when mist and smoke from controlled burns reached near zero visibility. Ta.
The incident led to a change in protocol in the event of controlled burns.
