Southern Arizona fog brings Tucson International Airport flights to halt
Jan 7, 2019, 7:27 AM | Updated: 7:50 am
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PHOENIX — Dense fog in southern Arizona caused headaches for travelers early Monday morning after the Tucson International Airport halted flights due to the weather.
Airport officials announced a ground stop due to fog around 7 a.m.
There is currently a ground stop at TUS due to fog. Please check with your airlines for delays.
— TucsonAirport (@TucsonAirport) January 7, 2019
Holy fog, Batman! I can see why there's a ground stop right now at @TucsonAirport. @ArizonaDOT pic.twitter.com/DVAHQLXsRg
— Jayme West (@NEWS923) January 7, 2019
The ground stop was lifted just before 8 a.m.
It was not immediately clear how many flights were affected.
There was a dense fog advisory in effect until 9 a.m.
ICYMI: DENSE FOG Advisory for valley locations around SE AZ until 9 AM MST. Driving along and it's not too bad, then wham. #Tucson #Nogales #SierraVista #Douglas #azwx pic.twitter.com/n16BEbGPX1
— NWS Tucson (@NWSTucson) January 7, 2019
On I-19 near Tucson right now. Near zero visibility. pic.twitter.com/l5E1jy645h
— Jayme West (@NEWS923) January 7, 2019
Here's a unique look at the fog in the San Pedro Valley looking down from Mt. Bigelow. #azwx pic.twitter.com/NWJSewmldw
— NWS Tucson (@NWSTucson) January 7, 2019
A rare sight from our balcony looking at downtown shrouded in a layer of fog. #azwx pic.twitter.com/KBCKipAijO
— NWS Tucson (@NWSTucson) January 7, 2019
Dense fog was also affecting parts of the Phoenix area, but did not impact flights in or out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, per spokeswoman Heather Lissner.
Chris Kuhlman with the National Weather Service in Phoenix told KTAR News 92.3 FM that the fog was impacting parts of the West Valley to south of the Interstate 10.
“It’ll be mainly a small area of the Valley,” he said.
Kuhlman said the fog would “move up and down a little bit, depending on how it drifts,” but it was expected to stay south of Phoenix.
KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Jim Cross contributed to this report.
