Heavy Snow, West Central Mountains
- When
- December 2, 10:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- West Central Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 44.543, -116.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2, 1998
A moist pacific storm brought local heavy snow to south western Idaho's mountains. In the West Central Mountains McCall received 6 inches of snow while several high elevation remote stations in the West Central Mountains and Boise Mountains probably received over a foot of snow.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.
A moist pacific storm brought local heavy snow to south western Idaho's mountains. In the West Central Mountains McCall received 6 inches of snow while several high elevation remote stations in the West Central Mountains and Boise Mountains probably received over a foot of snow. In the Owyhee Mountains 7 inches of snow fell just across the Idaho border near Jordan Valley, Oregon.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Boise Mountains
- When
- December 2, 10:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Boise Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.602, -115.335 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Owyhee Mountains
- When
- December 2, 10:00 AM MST to 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Owyhee Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 42.582, -116.170 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in New York, December 2 to 7, 1998
- High Wind in Montana, December 2, 1998
- Flooding in Oregon, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 2, 1998
- Blizzard in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Flooding in California, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Storm Surge in Alaska, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heat in Vermont, December 2 to 7, 1998
- Flood in Washington, December 2 to 3, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 2, 1998
- Heat in Massachusetts, December 2 to 7, 1998
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, December 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: 5675344, 5675345, 5675346.