Winter Storm in California, November 30, 1998

Name: Winter Storm in California, November 30, 1998
Start: 1998-11-30T12:00
End: 1998-11-30T23:59
Location: California

November 30, 1998 · NWS HNX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 winter storm, as filed by the National Weather Service.

The toll

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.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Ynp / South Siernv

When: November 30, 12:00 PM PST to 11:59 PM PST
Where: Ynp / South Siernv forecast zone
Reported by: GENERAL PUBLIC

Mammoth Mountain reported a storm total of 20" of snow by 0600 PST on 12/1/98...the storm carried into the wee hours of 12/1/98 ending essentially by 0500 PST. The heaviest snow occurred in the 24 hours prior to 0500 PST 12/1/98 but light snow began in the early morning hours of the 29th. The Tuolomne Ranger Station reported on overnight snow accumulation of 12" at 0900 PST on 12/1/98. Confirm winter storm for Zone 22...snow accumulations in Zone 23 did not reach storm thresholds...Lodgepole only reported 1" of new snow at the 6700 foot level. Winter storm watch issued at 1600 PST on the 29th for Zones 22/23...Warning issued 0400 PST on the 30th for the afternoon and coming night.

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

Every storm in California in 1998 Every state in 1998 This day in weather history Warnings in California, November 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: 5671784.