NEW ORLEANS – Super fog has again descended upon the New Orleans area, causing several crashes on Interstate 10 that have led to the death of at least one person, according to reports.
According to FOX 8 New Orleans, the New Orleans Police Department said a man died after being brought to a hospital after multiple crashes on I-10 near Michoud Boulevard.
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Several injuries have also been reported as a result of the crashes along the highway.
The super fog, which is a combination of wildfire smoke and fog, has dramatically reduced visibility in the area, and drivers are being urged to find alternate routes.
This comes two weeks after another super fog incident led to a massive pileup on Interstate 55 outside of New Orleans that involved more than 100 vehicles and killed at least seven people.
The highway was closed for days while crews worked to remove crumpled vehicles and an inspection was conducted to determine the safety of the roadway after the crash and resulting fires.
According to the National Weather Service, super fog forms when a mixture of smoke and moisture released from damp, smoldering materials – such as brush, leaves and trees – mixes with cooler, saturated air.
That, the NWS says, causes super fog and can lower visibility to less than 10 feet.
With light wind, super fog settles through low-terrain areas such as river beds and drainage ditches, but super fog is extremely dangerous when it’s over highways and has been the cause of numerous fatal multi-vehicle crashes.
Such was the case in Central Florida in 2022 and, most recently, outside New Orleans in October.