California, 1998

Heavy Snow and High Wind in California, February 1, 1998

February 1, 1998 · NWS MFR · 2 events in 1 county or zone

1 high wind, 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
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.

Event by event

1 high wind, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

High Wind, Siskiyou

When
February 1, 2:35 AM PST to 7:40 AM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone
Measured
51 kt (59 mph)

Spotter Report 9 miles north of Weed

Heavy Snow, Siskiyou

When
February 1, 4:13 PM PST
Where
Siskiyou forecast zone

Spotter 6 miles east of Black Butte reported 8 inches of snow past 24 hrs.

What these are

High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
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

Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5631681, 5631682.