Idaho, 1998Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 25 to 26, 1998
December 25 to 26, 1998 · NWS MSO · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
Cool Creek (6779 feet) 7 inches of snowElk Butte (5420 feet) 17 inches of snowMoose Creek (6201 feet) 4 inches of snow
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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.
Cool Creek (6779 feet) 7 inches of snowElk Butte (5420 feet) 17 inches of snowMoose Creek (6201 feet) 4 inches of snow
Heavy Snow, Northern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- December 25, 4:25 AM MST to December 26, 4:12 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 25, 4:25 AM MST to December 26, 4:12 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 25, 4:25 AM MST to December 26, 4:12 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, Eastern Lemhi County
- When
- December 25, 4:25 AM MST to December 26, 4:12 AM MST
- Where
- Eastern 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.
- High Wind in Idaho, December 25, 1998$140,000 · 1 event
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 25, 1998$47,000 · 1 event
- Winter Storm in Washington, December 25, 19986 events
- Heavy Snow in Michigan, December 25 to 26, 19985 events
- Ice Storm and Heavy Snow in Oregon, December 25 to 26, 199863 kt wind · 4 events
- Ice Storm and High Wind in Washington, December 25, 19983 events
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, December 25 to 26, 19983 events
- High Wind in Oregon, December 25, 19983 events
- Winter Storm in Oregon, December 25, 19982 events
- High Wind in Washington, December 25 to 31, 19982 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 25 to 26, 19981 event
- Winter Storm in Montana, December 25 to 26, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675665, 5675666, 5675667, 5675668.