Idaho, 1998Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2 to 3, 1998
December 2 to 3, 1998 · NWS MSO · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Cool Creek (6300 feet) 21 inches of snowElk Butte (5400 feet) 18 inches of snowShangshai (4600 feet) 8 inches of snowHemlock Butte (5810 feet) 12 inches of snowLolo Pass (6120 feet) 9 inches of snowTwin Lakes (6400 feet) 10 inches of snow
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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.
Cool Creek (6300 feet) 21 inches of snowElk Butte (5400 feet) 18 inches of snowShangshai (4600 feet) 8 inches of snowHemlock Butte (5810 feet) 12 inches of snowLolo Pass (6120 feet) 9 inches of snowTwin Lakes (6400 feet) 10 inches of snow
Heavy Snow, Northern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- December 2, 4:45 AM MST to December 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Southern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- December 2, 4:45 AM MST to December 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southern Clearwater Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Western Lemhi County
- When
- December 2, 4:45 AM MST to December 3, 4:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Lemhi County forecast zone
- Reported by
- OFFICIAL NWS OBS.
- Coordinates
- 44.943, -113.933 (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.
- Heat in New York, December 2 to 7, 199824 events
- High Wind in Montana, December 2, 1998$30,000 · 64 kt wind · 1 event
- Flooding in Oregon, December 2 to 3, 19984 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2, 19983 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 2, 19983 events
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 19983 events
- Flooding in California, December 2 to 3, 19982 events
- Storm Surge in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 19982 events
- Heat in Vermont, December 2 to 7, 19982 events
- Flood in Washington, December 2 to 3, 19981 event
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 2, 19981 event
- Heat in Massachusetts, December 2 to 7, 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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675658, 5675659, 5675660.