California, 1998

Winter Storm in California, April 12 to 13, 1998

April 12 to 13, 1998 · NWS STO · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

Snow accumulated as low as 2000 feet above MSL. Accumulations were as high as 12 inches at higher elevations.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
4

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 STO wrote it up.

Snow accumulated as low as 2000 feet above MSL. Accumulations were as high as 12 inches at higher elevations. The storm cut power lines to the town of Pine Grove in Amador County, and closed State Route 88.

Event by event

4 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, P Sc Shasta/E Tehama T X E/X E Butte/X Sw Plumas

When
April 12, 7:00 PM PST to April 13, 10:00 AM PST
Where
P Sc Shasta/E Tehama T X E/X E Butte/X Sw Plumas forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Winter Storm, W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine

When
April 12, 7:00 PM PST to April 13, 10:00 AM PST
Where
W Sierra T X W/C Nevada/C Placer/C El Dorado/E Amador/Ne Calaveras/C & Ne Tuolumne/Sw Alpine forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Winter Storm, X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw

When
April 12, 7:00 PM PST to April 13, 10:00 AM PST
Where
X Se Shasta/X E Tehama/W Plumas T X Sw forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

Winter Storm, X W Sierra/Ne Yuba/W Nevada/W Placer T X W/W El Dorado/W Amador T X W/C Calaveras/Sw Tuolumne T X Sw

When
April 12, 7:00 PM PST to April 13, 10:00 AM PST
Where
X W Sierra/Ne Yuba/W Nevada/W Placer T X W/W El Dorado/W Amador T X W/C Calaveras/Sw Tuolumne T X Sw forecast zone
Reported by
NEWSPAPER

What these are

Winter Storm
A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.

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

The same day elsewhere

More

Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, April 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: 5662309, 5662310, 5662311, 5662312.