Heavy Snow, West Central Mountains
- When
- December 27, 4:00 PM MST to December 28, 8:00 AM 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 27 to 28, 1998
A winter storm dropped heavy snow throughout the western central mountains of Idaho. In the West Central Mountains 15 inches fell at Deadwood Reservoir while Council received 12 inches.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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 winter storm dropped heavy snow throughout the western central mountains of Idaho. In the West Central Mountains 15 inches fell at Deadwood Reservoir while Council received 12 inches. Six to 10 inches fell in the Cascade area. In the Boise Mountains Placerville received 12 inches. On the Camas Prairie the town of Fairfield picked up 12 inches from this storm.
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 27, 4:00 PM MST to December 28, 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, Camas Prairie
- When
- December 27, 4:00 PM MST to December 28, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Camas Prairie forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 43.409, -115.137 (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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Oregon, December 27 to 30, 1998
- Flooding in Washington, December 27 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Washington, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Maine, December 27 to 28, 1998
- High Surf in Hawaii, December 27 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Oregon, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Winter Storm in Wyoming, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, December 27 to 28, 1998
- High Wind in Colorado, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, December 27 to 28, 1998
- Cold in Alaska, December 27 to 28, 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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5675352, 5675353, 5675354.