Heavy Snow, West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada/Sierra County South
- When
- December 3, 3:20 AM PST to 2:30 PM PST
- Where
- West Slope Northern Sierra Nevada/Sierra County South forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
Heavy Snow in California, December 3, 1998
Snow accumulations exceeded one foot above the 5000 foot level. 95 inches at Pacific House.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 accumulations exceeded one foot above the 5000 foot level. Liquid equivalents measured up to 1.95 inches at Pacific House.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County
- When
- December 3, 3:20 AM PST to 2:30 PM PST
- Where
- Mt Shasta/Western Plumas County forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
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
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, December 3, 1998
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, December 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, December 3 to 4, 1998
- Drought in Pennsylvania, December 3 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 3 to 4, 1998
- High Wind in Hawaii, December 3 to 5, 1998
- Drought in Maryland, December 3 to 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 3 to 4, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, December 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 3 to 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 3 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 3 to 4, 1998
More
Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, December 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: 5676283, 5676284.