Arizona, 1998

Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 20, 1998

February 20, 1998 · NWS VEF · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, S Mohave T X Sw and X Wc

When
February 20, 2:00 AM MST to 2:00 PM MST
Where
S Mohave T X Sw and X Wc forecast zone

A cold Pacific Storm rolled across the desert southwest and left significant snow in the mountains. The Hualapai Mountain Lodge (7,000 feet), near Kingman, reported 14 inches of new snow in a 12 hour period.

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5634440.