Heavy Snow, Shoshone
- When
- March 1, 10:00 PM MST to March 2, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Shoshone forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 47.265, -116.491 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 1 to 2, 1998
During the night of March 1st a winter storm dumped 4 to 8 inches of snow upon the West Central Mountains, Clearwater Mountains and Shoshone County. Kellogg received 8 inches of new snow.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 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
- 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.
What happened
The episode as NWS BOI wrote it up.
During the night of March 1st a winter storm dumped 4 to 8 inches of snow upon the West Central Mountains, Clearwater Mountains and Shoshone County. Kellogg received 8 inches of new snow.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 winter storm, 1 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Clearwater T X Sw
- When
- March 1, 10:00 PM MST to March 2, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Clearwater T X Sw forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 46.674, -115.657 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Idaho T W
- When
- March 1, 10:00 PM MST to March 2, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Idaho T W forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 45.844, -115.467 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm, Valley/Adams/N Gem/N Washington
- When
- March 1, 10:00 PM MST to March 2, 6:00 AM MST
- Where
- Valley/Adams/N Gem/N Washington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 44.543, -116.300 (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.
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flooding in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Tornado in Florida, March 1, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Wildfire and Drought in Guam, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 29, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 3, 1998
- Flood in Florida, March 1 to 2, 1998
- Drought in Hawaii, March 1 to 31, 1998
- Flooding in South Carolina, March 1 to 31, 1998
More
Every storm in Idaho in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Idaho, March 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: 5632296, 5632297, 5632298, 5632299.