Colorado, 1998Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 30 to 31, 1998
March 30 to 31, 1998 · NWS GJT · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A Pacific low produced 6 to 12 inches of snow in some mountain areas of western Colorado. Heavier amounts included 18 inches at Vail Ski Area, 15 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area, and 13 inches at Telluride Ski Area.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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 Pacific low produced 6 to 12 inches of snow in some mountain areas of western Colorado. Heavier amounts included 18 inches at Vail Ski Area, 15 inches at Steamboat Springs Ski Area, and 13 inches at Telluride Ski Area.
Heavy Snow, Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau
- When
- March 30, 3:00 PM MST to March 31, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Elkhead and Park Mountains/Flat Tops/White River Plateau 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
- When
- March 30, 3:00 PM MST to March 31, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Gore and Elk Mountains/Central Mountain Valleys/Aspen and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.481, -107.172 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Northwestern San Juan Mountains
- When
- March 30, 3:00 PM MST to March 31, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northwestern San Juan Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.210, -107.755 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity
- When
- March 30, 3:00 PM MST to March 31, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Yampa River Basin/Steamboat Springs and Vicinity forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.485, -106.991 (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.
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Maine, March 30 to 31, 19981 death · 5 events
- Tornado and Hail in Iowa, March 30, 1998$142,000 · F1 · 17 events
- Tornado and Hail in Arkansas, March 30, 1998$137,000 · F1 · 12 events
- Tornado and Hail in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998$151,000 · F0 · 30 events
- Flooding in Iowa, March 30 to 31, 1998$90,000 · 9 events
- Lightning Strike in Maine, March 30, 1998$100,000 · 1 event
- Flooding in New York, March 30 to 31, 1998$50,000 · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Oklahoma, March 30, 1998$600 · 1 in hail · 32 events
- Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998$32,000 · 70 kt wind · 3 events
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, March 30 to 31, 199826 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, March 30, 1998$500 · 1 in hail · 12 events
- Flooding and Hail in Wisconsin, March 30 to 31, 1998$10,000 · 1 in hail · 9 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5638299, 5638300, 5638301, 5638487.