Heavy Snow in Arizona, March 29 to 30, 1998

Name: Heavy Snow in Arizona, March 29 to 30, 1998
Start: 1998-03-29T02:00
End: 1998-03-30T15:00
Location: Arizona

March 29 to 30, 1998 · NWS TWC · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

36 inches of snow was reported on Mt. Lemmon and at Hannagan Meadow, while Oracle picked up 8 inches.

The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 3

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.

What happened

The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.

36 inches of snow was reported on Mt. Lemmon and at Hannagan Meadow, while Oracle picked up 8 inches.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Tucson Metro/Marana/Green Valley

When: March 29, 2:00 AM MST to March 30, 6:00 AM MST
Where: Tucson Metro/Marana/Green Valley forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Southeast Pinal County

When: March 29, 2:00 AM MST to March 30, 6:00 AM MST
Where: Southeast Pinal County forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Northern Greenlee

When: March 29, 3:00 AM MST to March 30, 3:00 PM MST
Where: Northern Greenlee forecast zone

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

Every storm in Arizona in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in Arizona, March 1998

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: 5634678, 5634680, 5634679.