Winter Storm, Lake T N & X Sw/W Yolo/X Sw Colusa/E Napa/X Nw Solano
- When
- March 5, 9:00 AM PST to March 6, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Lake T N & X Sw/W Yolo/X Sw Colusa/E Napa/X Nw Solano forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm in California, March 5 to 6, 1998
A very cold storm brought snow as low as 2000 feet MSL in the mountains of interior northern California. Snowfall amounts at the 2000 foot level were 2-6 inches, and largest accumulations at the higher elevations measured around 12 inches.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 7
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.
A very cold storm brought snow as low as 2000 feet MSL in the mountains of interior northern California. Snowfall amounts at the 2000 foot level were 2-6 inches, and largest accumulations at the higher elevations measured around 12 inches. The snowfall closed a stretch of Interstate 80 for a few hours during the afternoon.
Event by event
7 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Ne & Ec Shasta
- When
- March 5, 9:00 AM PST to March 6, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Ne & Ec Shasta forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, Nw & Nc Shasta
- When
- March 5, 9:00 AM PST to March 6, 2:00 AM PST
- Where
- Nw & Nc Shasta forecast zone
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
Winter Storm, P Sc Shasta/E Tehama T X E/X E Butte/X Sw Plumas
- When
- March 5, 9:00 AM PST to March 6, 2:00 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
- March 5, 9:00 AM PST to March 6, 2:00 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
- March 5, 9:00 AM PST to March 6, 2:00 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
- March 5, 9:00 AM PST to March 6, 2:00 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
- Winter Storm in Utah, March 5 to 7, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Louisiana, March 5, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Mississippi, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Mississippi, March 5, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Alabama, March 5, 1998
- Winter Storm in Colorado, March 5 to 7, 1998
- Lightning Strike in Arkansas, March 5, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Mississippi, March 5 to 6, 1998
- Hail in Louisiana, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Arkansas, March 5, 1998
- Hail in Oklahoma, March 5, 1998
- Winter Weather in California, March 5, 1998
More
Every storm in California in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in California, March 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: 5662289, 5662290, 5662291, 5662292, 5662293, 5662294, 5662295.