Heavy Snow, Gallatin
- When
- February 4, 4:00 PM CST to February 6, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Gallatin forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 37.763, -88.230 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Illinois, February 4 to 6, 1998
A major storm moving slowly north up the Atlantic coast combined with an east-west oriented trough over the Ohio Valley produced heavy snow. The western edge of the heavy snow shield extended into the lower Wabash River Valley, from Mt.
Where it happened
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- 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 PAH wrote it up.
A major storm moving slowly north up the Atlantic coast combined with an east-west oriented trough over the Ohio Valley produced heavy snow. The western edge of the heavy snow shield extended into the lower Wabash River Valley, from Mt. Carmel to Carmi and Shawneetown. A storm total of 4 to 6 inches fell in these areas. Slippery road conditions contributed to a number of accidents, however no serious injuries or fatalities were reported.
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, Wabash
- When
- February 4, 4:00 PM CST to February 6, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- Wabash forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.446, -87.844 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, White
- When
- February 4, 4:00 PM CST to February 6, 6:00 AM CST
- Where
- White forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.088, -88.180 (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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Coastal Flood in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in New Jersey, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 1998
- Ice Storm and Winter Storm in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Coastal Flood in Maryland, February 4 to 6, 1998
- Flooding in Georgia, February 4 to 8, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Storm Surge in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Virginia, February 4 to 6, 1998
- High Wind in Puerto Rico, February 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Puerto Rico, February 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in Illinois in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Illinois, February 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: 5630191, 5630192, 5630193.