Idaho, 1998Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 1998
December 27 to 28, 1998 · NWS MSO · 3 events in 3 counties and zones
Gibbonsville (4480 feet) Gibbonsville 7 inches of snowHemlock Butte (5810 feet) 29 inches of snowShanghai Summit (4600 feet) 10 inches of snowPowell (3530 feet) 10 inches of snowElk Butte (5420 feet) 17 inches of snowHeadquarters (3165 feet) 6 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.
Gibbonsville (4480 feet) Gibbonsville 7 inches of snowHemlock Butte (5810 feet) 29 inches of snowShanghai Summit (4600 feet) 10 inches of snowPowell (3530 feet) 10 inches of snowElk Butte (5420 feet) 17 inches of snowHeadquarters (3165 feet) 6 inches of snow
Heavy Snow, Southern Clearwater Mountains
- When
- December 27, 3:15 PM MST to December 28, 11:08 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 27, 3:15 PM MST to December 28, 4:00 PM 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 27, 3:15 PM MST to December 28, 4:00 PM 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.
- Flooding in Oregon, December 27 to 30, 1998$2.0 million · 5 events
- Flooding in Washington, December 27 to 30, 1998$500,000 · 2 events
- Heavy Rain in Washington, December 27 to 28, 1998$200,000 · 1 event
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 27 to 28, 199822 events
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 27 to 30, 19981 injured · 6 events
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Oregon, December 27 to 28, 199867 kt wind · 4 events
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 27 to 28, 19984 events
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 27 to 28, 19984 events
- High Wind in Colorado, December 27 to 28, 199899 kt wind · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 19983 events
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 19983 events
- Cold in Alaska, December 27 to 28, 19982 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675669, 5675670, 5675671.