Colorado, 1998Heavy Snow in Colorado, February 4 to 5, 1998
February 4 to 5, 1998 · NWS GJT · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
A moist north to northwest flow over the area resulted in 6 to 12 inches of snow in the northwest San Juan Mountains and also in the northern mountains of western Colorado.
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- 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.
A moist north to northwest flow over the area resulted in 6 to 12 inches of snow in the northwest San Juan Mountains and also in the northern mountains of western Colorado.
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs
- When
- February 4, 4:00 PM MST to February 5, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau / E Rio Blanco / Ne Garfield / X Nw Eagle / Routt Except C Xs forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.552, -107.599 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part)
- When
- February 4, 4:00 PM MST to February 5, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity / Ne S Eagle / Pitkin Except Xnc / X Ne Mesa / Se Garfield (Part) forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel
- When
- February 4, 4:00 PM MST to February 5, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains / E Ouray / X Sw Gunnison / N Hinsdale / Se San Miguel forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
- 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.
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998$75 million · 10 events
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998$17 million · 64 kt wind · 17 events
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 19985 injured · $1.7 million · 70 kt wind · 8 events
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998$1.3 million · 22 events
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998$1.1 million · 22 events
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998$1.5 million · 2 events
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998$400,000 · 22 events
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998$154,000 · 20 events
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998$225,000 · 3 events
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 199852 events
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998$56,000 · 7 events
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998$40,000 · 5 events
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: 5634054, 5634055, 5634056.