Winter Storm, Sw & Sc Bingham/X Nw Bannock/N Power
- When
- March 4, 2:00 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Sw & Sc Bingham/X Nw Bannock/N Power forecast zone
Winter Storm in Idaho, March 4, 1998
A wintery mix of snow, slush and ice coated roads and disrupted traffic in south eastern Idaho. Interstate 15 was closed briefly near Pocatello.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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 wintery mix of snow, slush and ice coated roads and disrupted traffic in south eastern Idaho. Interstate 15 was closed briefly near Pocatello. Numerous minor traffic accidents were reported around the area.
Event by event
2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Cassia T X N/S Power/Oneida
- When
- March 4, 2:00 PM MST to 9:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cassia T X N/S Power/Oneida forecast zone
What these are
- 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
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Idaho, March 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 4, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Montana, March 4 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, March 4, 1998
- High Wind in Alaska, March 4 to 6, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, March 4, 1998
- Winter Storm in Idaho, March 4, 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: 5632300, 5632301.