California, 1998Winter Storm in California, January 3 to 4, 1998
January 3 to 4, 1998 · NWS REV · 1 event in 1 county or zone
1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
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.
Winter Storm, E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine
- When
- January 3, 9:00 PM PST to January 4, 9:00 AM PST
- Where
- E Nevada/E Placer/E El Dorado/Ne Alpine forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.935, -120.458 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
12 hour snow fall: Tahoe City (near South Lake Tahoe) 10 inches.
- 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.
- Avalanche in Idaho, January 3, 19982 deaths · 1 event
- Flash Flood in Puerto Rico, January 3, 19981 death · 1 event
- Winter Storm in California, January 3 to 4, 19988 events
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 3 to 4, 19985 events
- Heavy Snow in Alaska, January 3, 19983 events
- Hail in Texas, January 3, 19980.75 in hail · 2 events
- High Wind in Alaska, January 3 to 5, 199860 kt wind · 1 event
- Winter Storm in California, January 3 to 4, 19981 event
- Heavy Rain in Oregon, January 3 to 4, 19981 event
- Heavy Rain in Oregon, January 3, 19981 event
- Winter Storm in Washington, January 3, 19981 event
- Heat in Connecticut, January 3, 19981 event
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: 5627817.