California, 1998

Heavy Snow in California, February 16 to 17, 1998

February 16 to 17, 1998 · NWS EKA · 3 events in 3 counties and zones

Between 3 and 9 inches of snow were reported above 3500 feet in the Northwest California mountains. Kettenpom in southwest Trinity County had 9 inches by 3 pm.

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 EKA wrote it up.

Between 3 and 9 inches of snow were reported above 3500 feet in the Northwest California mountains. Kettenpom in southwest Trinity County had 9 inches by 3 pm.

Event by event

3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Mendocino Interior

When
February 16, 1:00 PM PST to February 17, 12:00 AM PST
Where
Mendocino Interior forecast zone

Heavy Snow, North Coast Interior

When
February 16, 1:00 PM PST to February 17, 12:00 AM PST
Where
North Coast Interior forecast zone

Heavy Snow, Upper Trinity River

When
February 16, 1:00 PM PST to February 17, 12:00 AM PST
Where
Upper Trinity River 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

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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5633011, 5633353, 5633354.